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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...

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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...

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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...

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Bombay High Court Reduces Prison Punishment for Overstaying Furlough — Cutting of Remission Modified to One Day for Each Day of Overstay. Principle of Proportionality Applied to Prison Discipline Under Prisons Act, 1894 and Prisons (Bombay Furlough) Rules, 1959.

The petitioner, Buwaji Sahadeo Hazare, a prisoner, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the prison punishment impos...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Writ Petition for Premature Release Under Remission Rules - State Directed to Reconsider Application for Release After 14 Years of Imprisonment. Life Convict's Application for Premature Release Was Arbitrarily Rejected Without Proper Consideration of Remission Policy.

The petitioner, Bhima S/o Rangnath Adagale, a life convict serving sentence in Central Prison, Aurangabad, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the B...

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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 Allows Parole Leave to Convict Despite Adverse Police Report, Emphasizes Timely Consideration of Parole Applications. Delay in forwarding police report held to be a violation of procedural fairness under the Prisons Act and Rules.

The petitioner, Sitaram Pandurang Gaware, a convict lodged in Central Prison, Aurangabad, filed a Criminal Writ Petition challenging the rejection of ...