Law Minister S. Regupathy on Tuesday requested Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi to give his consent for the premature release of 49 life prisoners by invoking Article 161 of the Constitution.
Under Article 161, a Governor can grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment, or suspend, remit or commute the sentence of anyone convicted under any law on a matter which comes under the State’s executive power.
“Peruse expeditiously the pending files on the 49 prisoners and give your nod for their release,” said Mr. Regupathy in a letter to the Governor.
