Consider Dara Singh's Remission Plea in Six Weeks: SC to State Govt

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Odisha government to consider and take a decision within six weeks on the remission plea of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the ghastly killings of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in Keonjhar district in Odisha in 1999.

- Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty @ New Delhi

The convict, Singh, in his application filed before the apex court, sought a more liberal remission policy to ensure his premature release from a prison in the state where he is lodged for more than 24 years and 11 months.

During the course of the hearing, a two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Manoj Misra and Justice KV Viswanathan, asked the Odisha government to take a decision on Singh's remission plea in six weeks and apprise the court.