30 : CtVIL LIBERTIES 8) Premature Release of Life Term Prisoners 3.60 Given the inconsistent and varying practices being followed in the country at present, the Commission considered the need for uniformity of standards and procedures in connection with the premature release of convicts undergoing life imprisorunent in prisons around the country. The Commission noted that although the power of premature release is to be exercised by the State Governments under the provisions of Section 432 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr. PC), the procedures and practices followed by the State Governments to exercise this power were not uniform. The Commission, therefore, considered the matter and evolved Guidelines, on which the views of the States/Union Territories were sought. The details of the Guidelines were set out in the last Annual Report of the Commission. During the year under review, the Commission! reiterated its recommendation that these Guidelines be observed by the States and that, wherever existing rules are inconsistent with any of the Guidelines, the State Governments should make appropriate modifications in the rules so that the Guidelines can be implemented uniformly throughout the country. 3.61 The Commission has received responses from 26 States and Union Territories, the majority of which have accepted the Guidelines. The Commission urges the States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Nagaland, and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which have not yet responded, to do so at the earliest. G] Human Rights and Administration of Criminal Justice System 3.62 In its preceding reports, the Commission has made a number of precise proposals aimed at improving certain aspects of the administration of Criminal Justice in India. 3.63 Upon the Commission's recommendation, the Central Government wrote to the State Governments stressing the need for financial autonomy of the courts. The Central Government had also asked the National Judicial Academy to develop programmes for the speedy clearance of criminal cases in courts and to interact with NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION