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Supreme Court Upholds Parole Order for Convict in Culpable Homicide Case Due to Arbitrary Rejection and Delay in Execution. Rejection of permanent parole on ground of not applying for regular parole held unsustainable; delay in implementing High Court order violates Article 21.

The appellant, Daulal, was convicted for offences under Sections 148, 448, 304 Part II read with 149, and 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sent...

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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...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Child Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376(f) IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Laxman Janu Kokare, was convicted under Section 376(f) of the Indian Penal Code for the aggravated rape of a 9-year-old girl on 9 July ...

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Supreme Court Monitors Relief for Migrant Labourers During COVID-19 Lockdown — Directions Issued for Identification, Registration, and Transportation. Constitutional Duty of State to Protect Migrant Workers Under Article 21 Upheld.

The Supreme Court of India, exercising its suo motu writ jurisdiction, took cognizance of the problems and miseries faced by migrant labourers during ...

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Madras High Court Upholds Annulment of Settlement Deed Under Senior Citizens Act for Grandson's Neglect. Implied Condition of Maintenance Found Sufficient Under Section 23(1) of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Where Deed Executed Out of Love and Affection.

The case arose under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, involving a senior citizen grandmother (respondent no.3) an...

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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.

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...