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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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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Convict Despite Pending Appeal, Emphasizing Furlough as a Right. Rejection on Ground of Adverse Police Report Without Considering Conduct and Statutory Criteria Held Unsustainable Under Maharashtra Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959.

The petitioner, Dinesh Sahebrao Kadam, a convict lodged in Central Prison, Aurangabad, filed a Criminal Writ Petition challenging the order dated 20th...

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Bombay High Court Allows Parole to Prisoner for Medical Treatment of Wife and Daughter, Emphasizing Right to Health and Family Ties. Parole Granted Under Maharashtra Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959 for Treatment of Wife's Kidney Stone and Daughter's Ear Problem.

The petitioner, Rajesh Bhikaji Gade, a convicted prisoner lodged in Central Prison, Nashik, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Co...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Parole for Medical Treatment of Mother Despite Prison Overcrowding. Parole granted under Maharashtra Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959 for compassionate reasons, not as a matter of right.

The petitioner, Roshan alias Chini Danichand Thakur, a convict serving sentence in Nashik Road Central Prison, filed a Criminal Writ Petition challeng...

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Bombay High Court Reduces Prison Punishment for Overstaying Furlough — Cutting of Remission Modified to One Day for Each Day of Overstay. Principle of Proportionality Applied to Prison Discipline Under Prisons Act, 1894 and Prisons (Bombay Furlough) Rules, 1959.

The petitioner, Buwaji Sahadeo Hazare, a prisoner, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the prison punishment impos...

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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Convict in Terrorist Crime Case Due to Non-Retrospective Application of Prison Rules. Sub Rule (13) of Rule 4 of Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959 Cannot Be Applied to Offences Committed Before Its Enactment on 23.02.2012.

The petitioner, Abdul Gani Ismail Turk, was convicted in the 1993 Mumbai Serial Bomb Blast case and sentenced to death by the TADA Court. The Supreme ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions of Inter-State Prisoners Challenging Local Surety Condition for Furlough. Condition in Government Circular dated 16th December 2008 requiring local surety within Maharashtra for prisoners from other States held violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

The Bombay High Court dealt with two criminal writ petitions filed by prisoners Subodh Prasad and Jagbir Singh challenging the condition in Government...