12. Power to rebate sentence of imprisonment:
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the prevailing laws, in relation to a senior citizen who has been
imposed the punishment of imprisonment in a government case and serving the
sentence, the sentence of imprisonment as follows may be rebated in view of
his or her age and the nature of offense:
(a) Not exceeding twenty five percent in the case of the senior
citizen who has completed the age of Sixty Five years but
not crossed the age of Seventy years,
(b) Not exceeding Fifty percent in the case of the senior citizen
who has completed the age of Seventy years but not
crossed the age of Seventy Five years,
(c) Not exceeding Seventy Five percent in the case of the
senior citizen who has completed the age of Seventy Five
years.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the prevailing laws, the court
may, in view of the gravity of offense, order to hold an incompetent senior
citizen or a senior citizen having completed the age of Seventy Five years who
has been sentenced to imprisonment in a care centre not in a prison.
(3) The other provisions on the keeping of senior citizens in a care centre
pursuant to Sub-section (2) shall be as prescribed