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Supreme Court Addresses Systemic Delays in Legal Aid Filing Through Committee Formation and SCLSC Queries. The court examined inordinate delays in filing appeals by convicts via legal aid, leading to directions for digitization and procedural reforms under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, and initiation of a Mission Mode campaign for prisoner legal aid.

16 Apr 2026

The Supreme Court dealt with a criminal appeal arising from a death sentence conviction, where the appellant challenged the High Court's confirmation....

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Madras High Court Allows State's Appeal in Prison Warder Regularisation Case — Denies Retrospective Regularisation as Initial Appointment Was Temporary and Not in Accordance with Recruitment Rules. Government Order Regularising Services from 2009 Remained Unchallenged, and Claim Was Barred by Delay and Laches.

30 Jan 2026

The case pertains to a writ appeal filed by the State of Tamil Nadu against an order of a learned single judge dated 28.07.2017 in W.P.No.18685 of 201...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Son in Brutal Matricide Case — Gruesome Murder of 60-Year-Old Mother with Evisceration of Body Parts. Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 302 IPC and Death Penalty, Finding No Mitigating Circumstances and Rejecting Defenses of Insanity and Intoxication.

1 Oct 2024

The Bombay High Court confirmed the death sentence of Sunil Rama Kuchkoravi for the brutal murder of his 60-year-old mother, Yallava, on 28 August 201...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Mentally Ill Accused in Rape and Murder Case — Non-Compliance with Section 235(2) CrPC and Supervening Mental Illness Considered

12 Apr 2019

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by an accused (referred to as 'Accused X') against his conviction and death sentence for the ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Furlough Petition for Convict Under Section 376 IPC — Government Notifications Substituted, No Further Relief Required. Conviction for rape under Section 376 IPC is a valid ground for rejecting furlough, and the prayer for rectification of substituted notifications is infructuous.

25 Apr 2018

The petitioner, Pundalik G. Gole, was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Mumbai in Sessions Case No. 669 of 2011 for offences under Sections 376...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Allows Criminal Writ Petition Against Jail Authorities for Brutal Assault on Inmates. State Directed to Pay Compensation and Implement Reforms to Prevent Custodial Violence Under Article 21 of the Constitution.

31 Mar 2017

The petitioners, Neria Bendavid, Victor Ubanozie, and Meenashe Sasson, were inmates of the Modern Central Jail, Colvale, Goa. They filed a criminal wr...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Furlough Leave for Convict Despite Overstay Due to Medical Emergency — Principles of Prison Reforms and Rehabilitation. Overstay due to wife's illness held to be a genuine medical emergency, and condition of government servant surety held unreasonable under the Prisons Act and Rules.

27 Mar 2017

The petitioner, Sudhakar s/o Bajirao Kumbhar, was a convict undergoing life imprisonment in the Open District Prison, Paithan. He applied for 14 days ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Prisoners' Challenge to Deduction of Wages for Victims Compensation Fund Under NDPS Act. Discriminatory treatment of similarly situated prisoners violates Article 14 of Constitution.

27 Jan 2014

The judgment concerns three criminal writ petitions filed by prisoners convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Life Convict in Furlough Rejection Case — Nature of Offence Not a Valid Ground for Denial Under Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959. Furlough is a right, not a privilege, and cannot be denied solely because the prisoner was convicted under Section 366 IPC.

4 Sep 2013

The petitioner, Subhash Hiralal Bhosale, was convicted under Sections 376(2), 366, 342, 506(II) read with 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and sentence...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Adjudicates Claim of Transgender Teacher Alleging Discrimination and Termination from Two Private Schools under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. Court Emphasizes Necessity of Effective Implementation of Statutory Protections and Equality for the Transgender Community.

1 Jan 1970

The Supreme Court of India, in a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, examined the pervasive discrimination faced by transgender ...

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