If the state government has its way, the maximum term for a life convict in a terror act may soon be raised from the existing 14-18 year range to 40 to 60 years.
"We have had a dialogue with the Union government and I have myself cleared a proposal to this effect, which is being forwarded to the central government soon," state home minister R R Patil said here on Sunday.
Patil was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function to inaugurate the country's first open jail for women prisoners at the Yerawada central jail. He said the idea behind seeking a substantial raise in the term for life convicts in terror acts is to ensure that hardcore terrorists remain in jail for as much time as possible.
"We (state home department) have effected changes in our laws with regard to the proposed increase in the life term and we plan to take the Bombay high court's approval for this," Patil said. "However, we will definitely take a humane approach towards first-time offenders or those elements who had no intent of committing a terror crime of a huge proportion."
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/State-proposes-longer-life-term-for-convicts-in-terror-acts/articleshow/5683688.cms
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