Chandigarh: The Cabinet also gave approval for sending the case of special remission to convicts/ life convicts confined in Jails of Punjab, to commemorate 400th parkash purab of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur ji.
Similarly, the Cabinet also gave green signal for sending the case for seeking special remission and release of the convicts confined in the jails of state on August 15, 2022 to commemorate the 75th Independence Day of India being celebrated as ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
After the nod of Cabinet under Article 163 of the Constitution of India, these special remission cases will be submitted to Punjab governor under Article 161 of the Indian constitution.