On the eve of Republic Day, the Haryana government decided to grant special remission to prisoners undergoing sentence due to their conviction by the Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction in the State<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">On the eve of Republic Day, the Haryana government decided to grant special remission to prisoners undergoing sentence due to their conviction by the Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction in the State.<br />''<br />''An official spokesperson said that convicts who have been sentenced to lifetime imprisonment, 10 years and above have been granted remission of 60 days and those sentenced for five years, above five years but less than 10 years have been granted remission of 45 days. Similarly, the convicts who have been sentenced for less than five years have been granted remission of 30 days. He said that this remission will also be granted to all the convicts who are on parole or furlough subject to the condition that they surrender at the respective jails on the due date after the expiry of their parole or furlough. This remission will not be granted to the convicts who have been sentenced for non-payment of fines, he added.</span><br />