Summary:
CUTTUCK: On Saturday , when Jyoti Prakash Sahoo walked out of the Choudwar circle jail in Cuttack , he had spent 15 years behind bars. The court took note of Mallick's petition and ordered the Juvenile Justice Board to inquire into the matter. All because police had written his age wrong in the chargesheet.Sahoo was sentenced to life in jail for a murder attempt in 2002. I filed a petition praying the co urt for his immediate release, as under the Juvenile Justice Act the maximum punishment is three years while my client has spent a lot more years in jail. The HC...
ordered his immediate release.".