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Madras High Court Upholds Denial of Ordinary Leave to Convicts in Multiple Cases Due to Adverse Police Reports. Court Dismisses Petitions Seeking Leave for Convicts Convicted of Heinous Offences, Holding That Prison Authorities' Discretion Under Tamil Nadu Prison Rules Must Be Exercised Based on Objective Assessment of Threat to Public Order.

28 Apr 2026

The judgment involves four writ petitions filed by family members of convicts seeking ordinary leave for the convicts. The petitioners are Rajammal (m...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows State Appeal in Prison Transfer Case — Intra-State Transfer of Convict Upheld on Security Grounds. Transfer Order Based on Apprehension of Gang War and Insufficient Staff Held Valid Under Section 29 of Prisoners Act, 1900 and Rule 770(b) of State Jail Manual.

1 Jan 2025

The State of Jharkhand and others appealed against the High Court of Jharkhand's order quashing the transfer of respondent Vikash Tiwary, a life convi...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

1 Oct 2024

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes Stop Work Notice Issued by Pune Municipal Corporation Based on Proposed Prison Construction — Petitioner's Project Found Beyond 150 Meters from Prison Perimeter Wall, No Legal Basis for Restriction. The court held that rules under Section 59 of the Prisons Act, 1894, do not regulate construction beyond the perimeter walls of a Central Prison, and that property rights under Article 300A of the Constitution cannot be interfered with based on future proposals without legal backing.

27 Aug 2024

The Petitioner, Fortune Developers and Infrastructure, owned a portion of property surveyed under No.154 at Yerawada, Pune, and had already constructe...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Furlough Rule Denying Furlough to Prisoners from Outside Maharashtra. Classification Based on Residence Held Reasonable Under Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution.

20 Oct 2020

The petitioners, Chandradev @ Chandu S/o Pareshwar Rai and Satish S/o Ramchandra Ninapure, were convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code a...

High Court

Bombay High Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Furlough Condition in Maharashtra Prisons Rules as Unconstitutional. Residence-based classification for furlough eligibility violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

20 Oct 2020

The petitioners, Chandradev @ Chandu S/o Pareshwar Rai and Satish S/o Ramchandra Ninapure, were convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code a...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Allows Habeas Corpus Petition for Detenue's Release Despite Production Warrant from Another Court. The court held that a bail order from the Special Court must be given effect, and a production warrant from another court does not justify continued detention under the earlier remand order.

23 Jun 2015

The petitioner, Gaurav Goel, filed a habeas corpus petition seeking the release of his father, Vinod Goel, who was detained in Central Prison, Bengalu...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Forfeiture of Remission for Prisoner Who Escaped from Open Prison. Rule 22(i) of Maharashtra Prisons (Remission System) Rules, 1962 held not violative of Article 14 as it applies uniformly to all prisoners who escape or attempt to escape.

8 Apr 2014

The petitioner, Shalik Maruti Kowe, was convicted for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code on 23 June 1997 and sentenced to life imprison...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Punishment for Overstaying Furlough/Parole — Remission Forfeiture Set Aside as Disproportionate. Principle of Proportionality Applied to Prison Discipline: Punishment Must Be Commensurate with Gravity of Misconduct, Not Automatic Based on Days of Overstay.

15 Feb 2013

The petitioner, Shafi Vazruddin Qureshi, was convicted for murder under Section 302 read with 149 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. While underg...

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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