conferred on the State Government uls 432 read with Sec.433A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short the Code). Some of the complainants had alleged that their cases had not been considered for release in accordance with the provisions of -the Uttar Pradesh Prisoners Release on Probation Act, 1938, and the ruIes made thereunder (for short the Rules). The Commission issued notice to the Chief Secretary, Secretary Home and the IG(Prisons), Government of Uttar Pradesh. IG(Prisons) in his report stated that the .prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for life had no right to be released on completion of 14 years of sentence. He further took the stand that the cases of the complainants had been duly considered in accordance with the Code and the Rules and the complainants were not released because they were not found suitable for release. Prisoners who had completed 30 years of sentence were released on the eve of the Republic Day. All prisoners who attained the age of 70 years were being released if they fulfilled the conditions prescribed by the Government and female prisoners were released on their completing sentence of 10 years. The State Government stated that case for relief under various provisions of the Act and the jail manual were considered regularly and sympathetically. On consideration of the report of the IG of Prisons of Uttar Pradesh and observing that on the question of remission of.sentence of life-convicts there was no uniformity in all the States, the Commission felt it necessary to evolve uniform principles of general application for the whole country. Accordingly, the Commission notified all the State Governments and collected the statutes and jail manuals in operation in different States. It examined the recommendatibns in Chapter 20 of the report of the All India Committee on Jail Reforms (1980-1983) popularly called the Mutla Committee Report. It held extensive discussions with the representatives of the Governments at the Union and the State level and the prison authorities. The Commission after careful consideration of all aspects prepared a draft of the outline of Indian Prison Bill for being enacted by the Parliament in accordance with Article 252 of the Constitution so that law on the subject is uniform in all the States. As far as these IIcases are concerned they had to be dealt with in accordance with the law as it obtained in the State of Uttar Pradesh from where these cases had arisen. After examining the provisions of Articles 72 and 161 of the Constitution, sections 432,433 and 433 A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the relevant rules, practice and procedure the Commission made the following recommendations: