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Madras High Court Allows Convict's Ordinary Leave for Fertility Treatment in Right to Procreation Case. Right to Procreation Recognized as Fundamental Right Under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, Rejection of Leave Based on Speculative Grounds Set Aside.

The petitioner, Jalani, is the wife of Muthumani, a life convict serving sentence at Central Prison, Madurai. The convict was convicted and sentenced ...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Stay on Discharge Order — Upholds Liberty of Accused. Apex Court Reaffirms Higher Pedestal of Discharged Accused — Lays Down Strict Parameters for Stay on Discharge Orders

Supreme Court quashed the High Court’s stay and surrender order — Held that stay on discharge orders should only be granted in rare and exceptiona...

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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Convict in Criminal Writ Petition. Furlough is a Right Under Rule 17 of Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959, and Rejection Based on Pendency of Appeal is Unsustainable.

The judgment pertains to two criminal writ petitions filed by Dastgir Gafur Shaha, a convict, and his father Gafur Sandu Shaha, seeking release on fur...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376(2)(f) IPC set aside as prosecutrix's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support rape.

The appellant, Rajesh @ Venkatesha @ Raja @ Raju, was convicted by the District and Sessions Judge, Kodagu, Madikeri, in Sessions Case No.58/2006 for ...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Accepts Commission Report on Jail Conditions and Directs State to Construct New Jail Complex. Court Orders Separation of Undertrials from Convicts and Improvement of Medical Facilities in Prisons.

This judgment arises from a criminal writ petition concerning the conditions in jails in the State of Goa. The High Court of Bombay at Goa had earlier...