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Supreme Court Directs Implementation of NHRC Guidelines to Prevent Unnatural Deaths and Suicides in Prisons. Custodial Deaths Require Strict Compliance with NHRC Reporting Protocols on Post-Mortem Videography and Immediate Notification.

The judgment arose from a public interest litigation initiated by a letter from former Chief Justice R.C. Lahoti highlighting four issues in Indian pr...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case, Modifying Sentence on Double Punishment Grounds. Separate sentences for offences under Sections 20 and 25/29 from same transaction held impermissible, and fine cannot be cumulative when sentences run concurrently under Section 53 IPC.

The appeal arose from a conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The appellant and a co-accused were intercepted dur...

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Gujarat High Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty and Abetment. Conviction under Sections 498A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove harassment or instigation leading to suicide.

The appellant, Dilipbhai Manglabhai Varli, was convicted by the learned District Judge, Valsad, in Sessions Case No.90 of 2002 for offences under Sect...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Husband's Appeal for Divorce on Grounds of Cruelty and Desertion — Allegations Not Proved Under Section 13(1)(i-a)(i-b) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Wife's temporary stay at parental home and filing of maintenance petition do not constitute cruelty or desertion.

The appellant-husband, Shri Amit, filed a petition under Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, seeking dissolution of his marr...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Beersingh Jagatsingh, was convicted by the 8th Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Seweree, Bombay in Sessions Case No. 548 of 2006 for t...

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Supreme Court Directs Clarification on Unnatural Deaths in Prisons in PIL on Prison Conditions; Custodial Violence and Dignity Under Article 21 Reiterated. Classification of Prison Deaths by NCRB as Natural or Unnatural Found Ambiguous and Requires Explanation.

The Supreme Court, in a public interest litigation regarding inhuman conditions in 1382 prisons, addressed the issue of unnatural deaths of prisoners....