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Bombay High Court Discharges Public Servants in Jail Sepoy Recruitment Scam Case for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Alleged Acts of Tampering with Marks Were Part of Official Duties, No Prima Facie Case of Criminal Conspiracy Made Out.

The Bombay High Court allowed a batch of writ petitions challenging the rejection of discharge applications by the Special Judge in a corruption case ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Convict in Criminal Writ Petition. Furlough is a Right Under Rule 17 of Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959, and Rejection Based on Pendency of Appeal is Unsustainable.

The judgment pertains to two criminal writ petitions filed by Dastgir Gafur Shaha, a convict, and his father Gafur Sandu Shaha, seeking release on fur...

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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Convicts Despite Past Overstay, Emphasizes Reformative Purpose of Furlough. Furlough is a right of a prisoner and cannot be denied solely on ground of past overstay without considering subsequent good conduct and period of incarceration.

The judgment pertains to two criminal writ petitions filed by convicts Satish Shankarrao Shinde and Nagnath Bapurao Sontakke, challenging the rejectio...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Mentally Ill Accused in Rape and Murder Case — Non-Compliance with Section 235(2) CrPC and Supervening Mental Illness Considered

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by an accused (referred to as 'Accused X') against his conviction and death sentence for the ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Furlough Leave Petition — Inability to Furnish Surety Not a Valid Ground for Denial. Furlough is a Right of a Prisoner Under Prisons Act and Rules, Aimed at Reformation and Social Reintegration.

The petitioner, Madhav Sayaji Redas, a convict prisoner undergoing sentence at Central Prison, Nashik, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bomba...

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Bombay High Court Allows Parole to Convict for Agricultural Work and Family Support. Parole Granted Under Maharashtra Prison (Parole and Furlough) Rules, 1959 for Sowing Season and Family Obligations.

The petitioner, Shivaji s/o Ganeshrao Jawale, a convict undergoing life imprisonment at Nashik Road Central Prison, filed a Criminal Writ Petition bef...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Parole Extension Due to Wife's Medical Emergency. Prison authorities directed to consider humanitarian grounds for extension of parole under Maharashtra Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959.

The petitioner, Hariom Vijay Pandey, a convict lodged in Nashik Road Central Prison, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court (Aura...

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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Life Convict Despite Pending Appeal, Emphasizing Rehabilitation. Pendency of appeal is not a bar to grant of furlough under the Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959.

The petitioner, Gururaj Bhimappa Barikai, was a life convict undergoing imprisonment for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Excessive Forfeiture of Remission for Prisoner's Late Surrender from Furlough — Proportionality Principle Violated Under Prisons Act, 1894 and Maharashtra Prison Rules. Forfeiture of 1925 days remission for 385 days delay held disproportionate and violative of Article 21.

The petitioner, Shankar Ganpat Dhobe, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 by the Sessions Court, Yavatmal on 27/02/1992, an...