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Madras High Court Allows Undertrial Prisoner to Vote via Postal Ballot in Assembly Elections — Right to Vote Not Extinguished by Detention. Section 62(5) of Representation of the People Act, 1951 does not apply to undertrials; court directs Election Commission to facilitate postal ballot.

The petitioner, Hari Nadar, an undertrial prisoner confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constit...

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Madras High Court Allows Writ Petition of Life Convict Seeking Premature Release Under Remission Policy. Government Order Rejecting Release Quashed for Non-Application of Mind as Appellate Court Had Set Aside Direction for Imprisonment for Rest of Life.

The petitioner, M.Veeran @ Venkatesan, a life convict, was convicted under Section 302 IPC (two counts) for the murder of his wife and relative. The t...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under MPDA Act Due to Unexplained Delay in Execution. The Court Held That a 19-Day Gap Between Passing and Service of Detention Order Without Explanation Violates the Detenu's Right to Make a Representation Under Article 22(5) of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Vishnu @ Bablu Vasant Gawali, was detained under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug-Of...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Parole Extension Due to Wife's Medical Emergency. Prison authorities directed to consider humanitarian grounds for extension of parole under Maharashtra Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959.

The petitioner, Hariom Vijay Pandey, a convict lodged in Nashik Road Central Prison, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court (Aura...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Suspension of Sentence on Medical Grounds for Convicted Murderer. Court holds that mere medical condition does not warrant temporary release when the convict is already receiving adequate treatment in hospital under police escort.

The petitioner, Smt. Jaya Talakhsi Chheda, was convicted by the Sessions Judge at Greater Bombay on 31 July 2013 for offences under Sections 120B, 302...

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Bombay High Court Allows Habeas Corpus Petition Challenging Preventive Detention Under COFEPOSA Act Due to Unexplained Delay in Deciding Representation. Violation of Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India renders detention order invalid.

The petitioner, father of the detenu Chirag D. Shah, filed a writ of habeas corpus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging a preven...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Seeking Inquiry into Custodial Death and Directs Registration of FIR Against Police Personnel. Custodial Violence Alleged Against Deceased Son of Petitioner - Court Orders Inquiry by Chief Judicial Magistrate and Interim Compensation of Rs.50,000.

The petitioner, Smt. Sonabai, filed a criminal writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking an inquiry into the death...