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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Approver in MCOCA Case Due to Long Incarceration and No Likelihood of Trial Conclusion. Right to Speedy Trial Under Article 21 Prevails Over Stringent Provisions of MCOCA.

The applicant, Danish Ali Jamaluddin Ahmed, was arrested on 1 December 2018 in connection with FIR No. 326 of 2018 (later renumbered as FIR No. 36 of ...

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Supreme Court Modifies Sentence for Accused in Kidnapping and Murder Case Due to Unlawful Fixed Term Condition. Trial Court's Imposition of 30-Year Sentence Without Remission Held Beyond Jurisdiction Under Indian Penal Code, 1860, Following Precedent.

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal concerning the sentencing of two accused persons convicted for kidnapping for ransom and murder. The deceased, a...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Daily Wage Employees in Industrial Disputes Act Case, Reinstating Tribunal Award. Termination Without Section 25F Compliance Held Void Regardless of Appointment Irregularity Under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

The dispute originated from the termination of daily wage non-teaching staff at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit. The employees were initiall...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Administrative Directions on Bail Listings During Pandemic Due to Judicial Overreach. Single Judge's Orders Restricting Bail Applications and Arrests Exceeded Jurisdiction and Infringed on Chief Justice's Administrative Powers Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The Supreme Court of India heard two connected criminal appeals arising from special leave petitions filed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasth...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convicts' Petition for Concurrent Sentences in Multiple Robbery Cases. Court directs that sentences in seven cases run concurrently from the date of first conviction, applying Section 427(1) CrPC.

The petitioners, Akash Rashtrapal Deshpande and Nikunj @ Nikki Ramesh Sadhwani, were convicted in multiple robbery cases by Magistrate Courts in Bhand...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convicts' Petition for Concurrent Sentences in Multiple Robbery Cases. Court directs that sentences in seven cases run concurrently, applying Section 427(1) CrPC to avoid disproportionate punishment.

The petitioners, Akash Rashtrapal Deshpande and Nikunj @ Nikki Ramesh Sadhwani, were convicted in multiple robbery cases by Magistrate Courts. They we...

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Bombay High Court Allows Prisoners' Furlough Petitions — Imposition of Condition to Stay Outside District Held Invalid Under Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959. Competent Authority Cannot Impose Condition Not Contemplated by Rules; Orders Rejecting Furlough Set Aside.

The judgment concerns two criminal writ petitions filed by prisoners challenging orders rejecting their applications for furlough. The petitioners, Ra...

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Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Trafficking Victims, Issues Guidelines for Rescue and Rehabilitation. Court Holds That State Must Take Reasonable Measures to Safeguard Right to Rehabilitation Under Article 21.

This Miscellaneous Application arose from a prior disposed Public Interest Litigation regarding human trafficking. The petitioner sought enforcement o...