Arjun Jani v. State of Orissa

Supreme Court of India2026 INSC 414

Bench: Justice J.B. Pardiwala, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

Constitutional courts can direct release of a murder convict on bail under Article 142 who has undergone more than 22 years of actual imprisonment. High Court must adopt practical and sympathetic approach for jail appeals by life convicts.