Mercy petitions should be resolved in fast track: Governor Patel
Monday - June 6, 2022 10:12 pm ,
Category : MADHYA PRADESH
Arrangements should be such that the deserving get immediate relief
Governor discusses pending mercy petitions with senior officers
Bhopal 06 June 2022: Governor Mangubhai Patel has said that pending mercy petitions should be disposed of in fast track. On completion of 14 years of imprisonment, the relief provisions should be implemented expeditiously and with sensitivity. Expecting the officers as the first citizen, he said that the system should be such that a person deserving of relief does not have to remain in additional imprisonment even for a day.
Governor Patel was discussing pending mercy petitions with senior officials of Home, Legal Affairs and Jail Department at Raj Bhavan.
Governor Mangubhai Patel said that those eligible for relief petition should not be kept pending in view of the arrangements for the fixed date of release etc. The intention and spirit of the work should be to provide quick relief. Initiative should be taken to provide necessary legal aid to those eligible for mercy petition to take advantage of the relief provisions. He said that the work of reconsideration of minor crimes against the tribal society should be done in a time-limit. He said that government job is a work of service. For effective action in the Act, it is necessary to have sympathy and sensitivity for the victim in heart and mind. Actions done with sensitivity always yield good results.
Raj Bhavan Tribal Cell President Deepak Khandekar, Principal Secretary to Governor D.P. Ahuja, Principal Secretary Law and Legislative Affairs B.K. Dwivedi, Director General Prisons and Correctional Services Arvind Kumar, Additional Director General Police Rajesh Gupta, Director Public Prosecution Anvesh Mangalam and Home Secretary Gaurav Rajput, Tribal Cell Member Secretary B.S. Jamod, members and officers were present – Window to News
