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Supreme Court Directs Implementation of NHRC Guidelines to Prevent Unnatural Deaths and Suicides in Prisons. Custodial Deaths Require Strict Compliance with NHRC Reporting Protocols on Post-Mortem Videography and Immediate Notification.

31 Jul 2026

The judgment arose from a public interest litigation initiated by a letter from former Chief Justice R.C. Lahoti highlighting four issues in Indian pr...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Homestay Owner in Sexual Assault Case Involving Foreign National; Declares Arrest Illegal and Awards Compensation. Arrest Under Non-Cognizable Section 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Without Cognizable Offence or Proper Procedure Held Violative of Fundamental Rights.

15 Jul 2026

Background: The petitioner, Palecanda Ponnappa @ Vishal, the owner of Devi Villa Homestay in Kodagu district, was arrested in connection with an alleg...

High Court

Bombay High Court Awards Compensation to Widow and Children for Death of Patient in Mental Hospital Due to Negligence. State Held Vicariously Liable for Failure to Provide Adequate Staff and Security at Yerwada Mental Hospital.

8 Jun 2026

The petitioners, the widow and two children of a deceased man, filed a writ petition seeking compensation from the State of Maharashtra and its office...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition for Correction of Minor's Name in Birth Certificate Under Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. Registrar Directed to Change Name to Include Maternal Derivative After Father's Abandonment, Holding Power Exists Under Section 22 for Entries Erroneous in Form or Substance and Change is in Child's Best Interest.

17 Feb 2026

The dispute involved a writ petition filed by a minor child through her mother against the Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths and the Commissioner o...

High Court

Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in Cheque Dishonour Case — Interim Protection Extended Pending Regular Bail Application. Court holds that custodial interrogation is not required when the accused is willing to cooperate and the offence is bailable in nature under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

25 Nov 2025

The judgment pertains to two applications for anticipatory bail filed by Shyamsundar Radhyesham Agarwal and Balwant Kashinath Patil in connection with...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeals in Custodial Torture Death Case — Conviction Under Section 304-II IPC Upheld, Sentence Reduced to Period Already Served. The Court upheld the conviction of police officers for custodial torture leading to death but reduced the sentence for the offence under Section 304 Part II read with Section 34 IPC to the period already undergone, considering the long passage of time and the fact that the appellants had already served over 7 years of imprisonment.

20 Sep 2024

The case pertains to the custodial torture and death of Shama @ Kalya, who was taken into police custody on 7 December 1995 in connection with a house...

High Court

Bombay High Court Directs Compensation of Rs. 40 Lakhs to Mother of Deceased in Police Custodial Death Case — State to Recover Amount from Erring Police Officers. The court held the State vicariously liable for police atrocities resulting in custodial death and ordered disciplinary action against the officers under Article 21 of the Constitution.

18 Jan 2023

The petitioner, Sunita Kute, mother of deceased Pradip Kalyan Kute, filed a criminal writ petition seeking compensation of Rs. 40,00,000/- for the cus...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Dismisses Application Seeking Direction to Enact Custodial Torture Legislation, Upholding Separation of Powers. Court holds that directing Parliament to legislate would violate the basic structure of the Constitution, despite acknowledging the gravity of custodial torture and India's international obligations under the UN Convention.

5 Sep 2019

The applicant, Dr. Ashwani Kumar, a senior advocate and former Law Minister, filed a miscellaneous application in a disposed writ petition seeking a d...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witness Testimony and Lack of Homicidal Death Proof. Acquittal of Son, Wife, and Relatives for Murder of Deceased Trimbak Rasal Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

5 Dec 2017

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the judgment dated 21.7.2001 passed by the II Additional Sessions Judge, Osmanabad in Sessions Case N...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Directs Clarification on Unnatural Deaths in Prisons in PIL on Prison Conditions; Custodial Violence and Dignity Under Article 21 Reiterated. Classification of Prison Deaths by NCRB as Natural or Unnatural Found Ambiguous and Requires Explanation.

1 Jan 1970

The Supreme Court, in a public interest litigation regarding inhuman conditions in 1382 prisons, addressed the issue of unnatural deaths of prisoners....

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