{"id":31554,"date":"2026-09-05T05:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T05:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=31554"},"modified":"2026-09-05T05:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T05:49:27","slug":"the-role-of-state-sentence-review-boards-in-the-premature-release-of-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/the-role-of-state-sentence-review-boards-in-the-premature-release-of-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of State Sentence Review Boards in the Premature Release of Prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The release of convicted persons may take three forms: release on expiry of sentence, provisional or conditional release, and premature release. Premature release is the early release of a prisoner on compassionate or other specified grounds before the completion of the full term of imprisonment. It may be ordered by the President under Article 72 of the Constitution of India, by the Governor under Article 161, by the appropriate Government through remission or commutation under Sections 473 and 474 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), or under any special state law providing for release on probation of good conduct after a portion of the sentence has been served. The Supreme Court may also direct release by invoking its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution.<\/p>

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