Search Results for "Prisoner"

Trending :

Bombay High Court Allows Appeals by Acquiring Body in Land Acquisition Compensat...
Bombay High Court Dismisses NHAI Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Disput...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Concurrent Findings in Sui...
Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Review Petition in Partition Suit Impleadment...
Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witn...

Search Results for "Prisoner"

561 result(s) found

Home Search Results

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 561 result(s)

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows State Appeal in Prison Transfer Case — Intra-State Transfer of Convict Upheld on Security Grounds. Transfer Order Based on Apprehension of Gang War and Insufficient Staff Held Valid Under Section 29 of Prisoners Act, 1900 and Rule 770(b) of State Jail Manual.

1 Jan 2025

The State of Jharkhand and others appealed against the High Court of Jharkhand's order quashing the transfer of respondent Vikash Tiwary, a life convi...

High Court

Bombay High Court Initiates Suo Motu Contempt Against Prison Superintendent for Wilful Disobedience of Emergency Parole Orders. Superintendent Selectively Applied Binding Precedent Under Rule 19(1)(c) of Maharashtra Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) (Amendment) Rules, 2020, Refusing Release to 35 Eligible Prisoners While Granting Parole to 6 Ineligible Ones.

16 Mar 2022

The Bombay High Court at Nagpur initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against Shri Anupkumar M. Kumre, Superintendent of Central Prison, Nagpur, und...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Examines Remission Policies Under Article 161 and CrPC in State Appeal. The Court held that constitutional remission powers under Article 161 of the Constitution prevail over statutory policies under Section 432 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and policies are statutory rules under the Prisons Act, 1894.

3 Aug 2021

The dispute arose from an order by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana regarding State Government policies on granting remission to prisoners. The Stat...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Life Convict's Petition Challenging Forfeiture of Remission for Parole Overstay. Superintendent's Order Quashed for Non-Consideration of Explanation, Violating Natural Justice.

17 Jan 2020

The petitioner, Sandeep S/o Kisan Khadse, a life convict sentenced on 31.01.2003, was released on furlough leave on 16.02.2008 for 30 days. He oversta...

High Court

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...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Undertrial Prisoner to Parent Jail for Convenience of Trial and Family Access. Transfer of undertrial prisoner without hearing is permissible as administrative act, but court directs transfer to Aurangabad Central Jail considering residence and trial location.

12 Jun 2017

The petitioner, Sayyad Jahir @ Shera Bakar Kureshi, an undertrial prisoner facing charges under Sections 302, 364, 201, 120(B), 143, 147, 149 of the I...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Life Convict's Petition for Remission of 2 Years Under Government Circular Dated 6th August, 1997. Government Circular Applies to All Convicts Including Those Under Section 302 IPC, Court Directs State to Grant Remission.

27 Mar 2017

The petitioner, Nandkumar s/o Shivmurti Mundhe, a life convict undergoing sentence at Harsool Jail, Aurangabad, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under A...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Convicts' Petitions for Premature Release Under Remission Rules - Remission Policy Must Be Applied Uniformly Without Arbitrary Distinctions Based on Nature of Offence. The court held that the Government Resolution dated 27-02-2009 does not exclude MCOCA convicts, and denial of remission solely on that ground is arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

11 Nov 2014

The judgment concerns five criminal writ petitions filed by convicts seeking premature release under the remission policy of the State of Maharashtra....

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 Parole Extension for Convict Under Prisons (Bombay Furlough & Parole) Rules, 1959 — Rule 25 Confers Discretion to Extend Parole Up to 90 Days. The court held that failure to consider discretion under Rule 25 amounts to failure to exercise jurisdiction, directing authority to reconsider application.

11 Dec 2013

The petitioner, Amit son of Gajanan Gandhi, a convict lodged in Central Prison, Nagpur, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court, N...

1 2 3 4 5

Full Name * Username * Mobile Number * Email Address * State/UT * City * Password * Confirm Password * Referral Code (Optional)