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Bombay High Court at Goa Allows Criminal Writ Petition Against Jail Authorities for Brutal Assault on Inmates. State Directed to Pay Compensation and Implement Reforms to Prevent Custodial Violence Under Article 21 of the Constitution.

The petitioners, Neria Bendavid, Victor Ubanozie, and Meenashe Sasson, were inmates of the Modern Central Jail, Colvale, Goa. They filed a criminal wr...

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Supreme Court Modifies Sentence for Accused in Kidnapping and Murder Case Due to Unlawful Fixed Term Condition. Trial Court's Imposition of 30-Year Sentence Without Remission Held Beyond Jurisdiction Under Indian Penal Code, 1860, Following Precedent.

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal concerning the sentencing of two accused persons convicted for kidnapping for ransom and murder. The deceased, a...

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Bombay High Court Allows Prisoners' Challenge to Deduction of Wages for Victims Compensation Fund Under NDPS Act. Discriminatory treatment of similarly situated prisoners violates Article 14 of Constitution.

The judgment concerns three criminal writ petitions filed by prisoners convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convicts' Petition for Concurrent Sentences in Multiple Robbery Cases. Court directs that sentences in seven cases run concurrently, applying Section 427(1) CrPC to avoid disproportionate punishment.

The petitioners, Akash Rashtrapal Deshpande and Nikunj @ Nikki Ramesh Sadhwani, were convicted in multiple robbery cases by Magistrate Courts. They we...