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Madras High Court Upholds Denial of Ordinary Leave to Convicts in Multiple Cases Due to Adverse Police Reports. Court Dismisses Petitions Seeking Leave for Convicts Convicted of Heinous Offences, Holding That Prison Authorities' Discretion Under Tamil Nadu Prison Rules Must Be Exercised Based on Objective Assessment of Threat to Public Order.

28 Apr 2026

The judgment involves four writ petitions filed by family members of convicts seeking ordinary leave for the convicts. The petitioners are Rajammal (m...

Supreme Court

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.

1 Oct 2024

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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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Premature Release of Life Convict in Murder Case — Government Order for Release Under Remission Guidelines Upheld as Period of Imprisonment Completed. The Court directed imposition of safety conditions on the released convict to protect the victim's family.

30 Dec 2021

The Petitioner, Mritunjay Ghosh, filed a Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the Government Order dated 18.08.2016 passed by the Un...

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Supreme Court Quashes Convictions Under Section 326 IPC Based on Compromise Between Parties. Non-compoundable Offences Can Be Quashed Under Section 482 CrPC When Dispute is Private and Settled, Following Principles from Gian Singh and Laxmi Narayan Cases.

29 Sep 2021

The Supreme Court considered two criminal appeals involving convictions under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, which is a non-compoundable ...

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Supreme Court Allows Compounding Application in SEBI Act Case, Overturning Lower Court Decisions on Consent Requirement. Court Holds That Section 24A of Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 Does Not Mandate SEBI's Consent for Compounding, and Compounding Can Be Considered at Advanced Trial Stages Based on Factual Assessment.

23 Jul 2021

The dispute arose from a criminal prosecution under Section 24(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, against the appellant, a di...

High Court

High Court of Bombay at Goa Acquits Appellant in Rash Driving Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Rashness or Negligence. Conviction under Sections 279, 304-A IPC and Motor Vehicles Act set aside as prosecution failed to prove that the accused drove in a rash or negligent manner causing death.

7 Dec 2020

The appellant, Sagar Lolienkar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, South Goa, Margao, for offences under Sections 279 (rash driving) and ...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in NDPS Case Despite Acquittal by Trial Court — High Court's Reversal Justified as Trial Court's Findings Were Perverse and Based on Inadmissible Evidence. Conviction can be based on police witnesses alone if credible; non-confrontation of document with witness renders it inadmissible.

26 Oct 2020

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Raveen Kumar, who was convicted under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to Contempt of Courts Act Provisions as Unconstitutional — Petitioner's Allegations of Violation of Natural Justice and Fundamental Rights Rejected. Court holds that Sections 2(c), 12, 14 and 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 are not unconstitutional and that the contempt proceedings against the petitioner are not liable to be quashed.

4 May 2017

The petitioner, Satish Mahadeorao Uke, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court seeking a dec...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition for Set-off of Pre-conviction Remand Period Against Sentence Under Section 428 CrPC — Remand Period Must Be Set Off Even If Sentence Is Already Undergone. The court held that Section 428 CrPC mandates set-off of pre-conviction detention against sentence, and jail authorities must compute and release prisoners if sentence is already served.

26 Jul 2012

The petitioners, Saheb s/o Haribhau Aglawe and Waman s/o Shankar Chaukale, were convicted by the trial court for offences under Sections 147, 148, 149...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against High Court's Enhancement of Sentence on Reversal of Acquittal. High Court's Power Under Section 423(1)(a) CrPC to Impose Any Sentence Within Magistrate's Competence Upheld.

8 Sep 1969

The case arose from a criminal incident where the appellants were charged under Sections 147, 447, and 325 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code for ...

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