Anand Mohan's Premature Release : Supreme Court Directs Bihar Govt To Produce Original Records Relating To Remission

The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the Bihar Government to produce original records of documents which led to the granting remission to former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, convicted in the case for the mob lynching of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah in 1994.“State Counsel is directed to produce original records which led to the grant of remission to Respondnet No. The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the Bihar Government to produce original records of documents which led to the granting remission to former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, convicted in the case for the mob lynching of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah in 1994. 4 …” While hearing the petition filed by Uma Krishnaiah, the widow of District Magistrate G Krishnaiah challenging Bihar Government’s decision to grant Anand Mohan premature release, a Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice JB Pardiwala granted time to the State Government, Bihar State Sentence Remission Board and Anand Mohan to file their counter affidavits. However, this bar was taken away by the State Government by amending the remission policy in April, paving the way for the release of Anand Mohan.