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Supreme Court Allows Banks' Appeals in RBI Fraud Classification Case Regarding Natural Justice Requirements. Court Holds No Absolute Right to Personal Hearing or Full Forensic Audit Report Disclosure Under RBI Master Directions Issued Under Section 35A Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The dispute arose from the classification of loan accounts as 'fraud' by banks under the Reserve Bank of India's Master Directions. The appellant bank...

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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 Allows Furlough to Convicts Despite Past Overstay, Emphasizes Reformative Purpose of Furlough. Furlough is a right of a prisoner and cannot be denied solely on ground of past overstay without considering subsequent good conduct and period of incarceration.

The judgment pertains to two criminal writ petitions filed by convicts Satish Shankarrao Shinde and Nagnath Bapurao Sontakke, challenging the rejectio...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Life Convict for Transfer to Open Prison Despite TADA Conviction — Rule 4(ii)(n) of Maharashtra Open Prisons Rules, 1971 Does Not Create Absolute Bar. Court Directs Reconsideration of Representation Within Four Weeks, Citing Good Conduct and Parity.

The petitioner, Sardar S/ Shah Wali Khan, a life convict under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) sentenced on 6 June 200...

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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 Directs Production of Prison Punishment Records in Convict's Remission Case. Convict's Right to Access Documents for Forfeiture of Remission Upheld.

The petitioner, Mohd. Asif Mohd. Hanif, a convict under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Co...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions of Inter-State Prisoners Challenging Local Surety Condition for Furlough. Condition in Government Circular dated 16th December 2008 requiring local surety within Maharashtra for prisoners from other States held violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

The Bombay High Court dealt with two criminal writ petitions filed by prisoners Subodh Prasad and Jagbir Singh challenging the condition in Government...