A study found judges in India and Pakistan issued around 40 per cent more acquittals during Ramadan than during other periods of the year.
Researchers said there was "sharp and statistically significant" rise in acquittals from Muslim judges fasting during Ramadan.The concept of clemency was thought to be prevalent for the judges during Ramadan.found that Muslim judges in India and Pakistan who are fasting during Ramadan are more likely to give lenient decisions.
The study from Russia's New Economic School found judges in both countries gave an average of around 40 per cent more acquittals during Ramadan, compared to other periods of the year.A month of mercy They found that the defendants on the receiving end of the lenient decisions were no more likely to commit another crime.
"The probability that the initial verdict was overturned was also lower," said Avner Seror, a study co-author and economist at France's Aix-Marseille University.
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