Supreme Court orders release of wrestler Sukhdev Pehalwan in Nitish Katara Murder Case, clarifies life imprisonment terms
Sukhdev Pehalwan, convicted in the Nitish Katara murder case, will be released as per the Supreme Court’s orders. While delivering the judgment, the court observed that Sukhdev Pehalwan had already completed his 20-year sentence and cannot be kept in jail indefinitely, as his punishment had a fixed term of 20 years and was not a life imprisonment sentence. The Supreme Court also reprimanded the jail administration and the sentence review board for not releasing Sukhdev earlier, despite the court’s order, citing his conduct as an excuse.
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