The Supreme Court in the case Telugu Umadevi Krishnaiah v. State of Bihar And Ors observed and has allowed the Bihar Government to file the further affidavit with regards to the remission which is granted to the to former MP who was serving a life term in the 1994 murder case of then Gopalganj District Magistrate G. Krishnaiah.
The bench comprising of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Dutta in the case observed while hearing the writ plea moved by Umadevi, the widow of Krishniah, wherein challenging the remission granted to Mohan and a recent modification in Bihar’s prison Manual, which facilitated his early release. The court scheduled the said case for its next hearing on 26.09.2023.
The counsel, Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra, assisted by Advocate-on-Record Tanya Sree, appearing for Uma Krishnaiah requested the court to access the original records pertaining to the remission process.
The court in the case observed and has directed the State to produce the original records, it was being met with resistance from Senior Advocate Ranjit Kumar for the state of Bihar, who emphasized that the records would only be submitted to the court for its perusal.
The bench of Justice Surya Kant, while presiding over the proceedings, intervened to suggest a potential solution, wherein proposing that you can apply under RTI and then we will see.
In response to the ongoing dispute, the counsel, Senior Advocate Kumar requested that he will file a further affidavit, which indicated a willingness to provide additional information.
The bench of Justice Surya Kant in the case observed and has directed him for filing an affidavit within the period of two weeks and also acceded to the request of the petitioner in order to file a rejoinder due one week thereafter.
Earlier, the State in the case filed a counter-affidavit defending
its decision.
