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Madras High Court Grants Ordinary Leave to Convict Prisoner Despite Incorrect Reason in Application. Court invokes Article 226 powers to grant 21 days ordinary leave without escort, relying on satisfactory conduct and favourable probation report.

The petitioner, brother of the convict prisoner Arulmurugan, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Madras Hi...

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Bombay High Court Grants Interim Bail to MLAs in PMLA Cases to Vote in Legislative Council Election. Right to Vote as a Constitutional Duty Prevails Over Incarceration Under PMLA.

The applicants, Mohammad Nawab Mohammad Islam Malik @ Nawab Malik and Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh, are members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Petition Against Cancellation of Emergency Parole Due to Substitution of Rule 19. Cancellation Order Set Aside as State's Affidavit Revealed Rule 19 Was Substituted After the Impugned Order.

The petitioner, Sachin @ Anna Daniel Gabrel, a life convict for offences under Sections 302, 149, 148, and 143 of the Indian Penal Code, was undergoin...

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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to TADA Convicts Despite Past Overstay, Emphasizes Reformative Purpose of Prison Leave. Furlough is a right of a convict and cannot be denied solely on ground of previous late surrender without considering overall conduct and period of incarceration.

The judgment concerns two criminal writ petitions filed by life convicts under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) challen...

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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...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Acquitted Accused Pending Appeal Against Acquittal Under Section 390 CrPC. The court held that the applicant is entitled to bail as a matter of right in view of the decision in State of Maharashtra v. Bapu Pandu Mali, and granted bail subject to conditions.

The applicant, Balkrishna Mahadev Lad, was the original accused in Sessions Case No.276 of 2010 arising from C.R.No.26 of 2010 registered at Gamdevi P...

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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...