Prisoners Act, 1900 · Chapter VIII: Discharge of Prisoners
Section 33: Release, on recognizance, by order of High Court, of prisoner recommended for pardon
[Any High] Court may, in any case in which it has recommended to [Government] the granting of a free pardon to any prisoner, permit him to be at liberty on his own recognizance.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 33
No Supreme Court judgment in our database cites this section yet.