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Supreme Court Upholds Parole Order for Convict in Culpable Homicide Case Due to Arbitrary Rejection and Delay in Execution. Rejection of permanent parole on ground of not applying for regular parole held unsustainable; delay in implementing High Court order violates Article 21.

The appellant, Daulal, was convicted for offences under Sections 148, 448, 304 Part II read with 149, and 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sent...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Remission Power Under Section 432 CrPC — Emphasizes Need for Application, Reasoned Orders, and Procedural Fairness. The Court held that suo motu remission is impermissible, conditions must be reasonable, automatic revocation invalid, and reasons must be recorded for rejection.

The Supreme Court, in a suo motu writ petition, examined the scope and limitations of the power of the appropriate Government to remit sentences under...

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Bombay High Court Strikes Down Rule 19(2) of Bombay Parole and Furlough Rules, 1959 as Unconstitutional — Mandatory One-Year Gap Between Parole Releases Violates Article 14 and 21. Rule 19(2) held arbitrary and irrational for imposing blanket bar without considering individual circumstances.

The petitioner, Kantilal Nandlal Jaiswal, a life convict undergoing sentence for murder under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC, along with other ...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Counterfeit Currency Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Criminal Conspiracy. Conviction under Sections 256, 259 read with 120B IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove meeting of minds or knowledge of counterfeit nature.

The appellant, A. Nizamuddin, was convicted by the Special Judge, Bengaluru, under Sections 256 (possession of counterfeit currency), 259 (delivery of...

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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.

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