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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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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'.

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outs...

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Bombay High Court Refers Conflict on Emergency Parole for POCSO Convicts to Larger Bench. Interpretation of Rule 19(1)(C) of Maharashtra Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959 Requires Resolution of Conflicting Decisions on Entitlement of Convicts Under Section 376 IPC and POCSO Act.

The petitioner, Pintu Uttam Sonale, a convict under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Protection of Children from S...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Adultery Case Following Supreme Court's Declaration of Section 497 IPC as Unconstitutional. Conviction under Section 497 IPC set aside as the provision was struck down in Joseph Shine v. Union of India, with retrospective effect.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Rupesh Haribhau Mundle against his conviction under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (I...

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Bombay High Court Examines Furlough Plea of POTA Convict and Prison Authorities' Rejection Under Amended Rules. Court Considers Whether Completion of 10-Year Sentence Under POTA Removes Disqualification Under Rule 4(13) of Maharashtra Prisons (Mumbai Furlough and Parole) Rules.

The petition before the Bombay High Court arose from the rejection of a furlough leave application filed on behalf of a convict, Farhan Abdul Malik Kh...