Search Results for "Parole"

217 result(s) found

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 217 result(s)

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Parole Violation Case Under Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988. Sentence Set Aside as Appellant Granted Remission for Main Offence Under Section 302 IPC and Amendment Introducing Minimum Sentence Not Applicable Retrospectively.

The Supreme Court heard an appeal challenging the dismissal of a revision petition by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. The appellant had been con...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

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.

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

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Upholds Prison Punishment for Parole Overstay in Remission Cutting Case. Petitioner's failure to surrender after parole extension due to father's illness not justified as family members were available to care.

The petitioner, Bhimrao Sadhu Jadhav, was a prisoner lodged in Kolhapur Central Prison. He was granted parole on 6.4.2000 and released on 23.6.2000 fo...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Against Double Punishment for Furlough Overstay — No Violation of Double Jeopardy as Remission Cut and Non-Reappointment as Convict Overseer Are Not Punishments Under Prison Rules.

The petitioner, Wilson Benjamin Castellino, a convict, was released on furlough on 19.11.2010 and was required to surrender on 4.12.2010. He failed to...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Convict in Terrorist Crime Case Due to Non-Retrospective Application of Prison Rules. Sub Rule (13) of Rule 4 of Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959 Cannot Be Applied to Offences Committed Before Its Enactment on 23.02.2012.

The petitioner, Abdul Gani Ismail Turk, was convicted in the 1993 Mumbai Serial Bomb Blast case and sentenced to death by the TADA Court. The Supreme ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

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.

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...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Allows Victim Compensation Appeals Under Section 357A CrPC — State Must Compensate Victims Even if Accused Acquitted or Untraced. The court held that victim compensation is a mandatory duty of the State, not dependent on conviction of the accused.

The judgment concerns four criminal appeals (Criminal Appeal Nos. 991, 992, 331, and 854 of 2011) heard together by the Bombay High Court. The appeals...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Dismisses Convict's Petition Alleging Double Jeopardy for Parole Overstay. Non-appointment as Night Watchman is not a punishment but a discretionary privilege, and remission cut is a valid disciplinary measure.

The petitioner, Imran Khan Sardar Khan, a convict lodged in Central Prison, Nagpur, filed a Criminal Writ Petition alleging double jeopardy. He was re...