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Madras High Court Directs Proper Implementation of Victim Compensation Fund Rules in Prisoner Privileges Case. Court Orders Audit and Utilisation of 20% Deducted Prisoner Wages for Victim Compensation Under Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund Rules, 2009.

The petitioner, M. Depalakshmi, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the responde...

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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Convict in POCSO Case — Emphasizes Furlough as Right, Not Privilege. The court set aside orders rejecting furlough solely on the ground of conviction under POCSO Act, directing reconsideration on merits.

The petitioner, Pintu Uttam Sonale, was convicted for offences under Section 376(2)(n) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 5(j)(ii) read with Section...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Premature Release Petition of Life Convict in Dacoity and Murder Case — Holds That Conviction Under Unconstitutional Arms Act Provision Does Not Automatically Entitle Release, and That State's Rejection of Earlier Representation Was Valid

The petitioner, Rajan, a Sri Lankan refugee, was convicted for dacoity, murder (3 counts), attempt to murder (4 counts), and arms offences in connecti...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder of Minor - Rarest of Rare Doctrine Not Satisfied. Circumstantial Evidence and Possibility of Reformation Mitigate Against Death Penalty Under Section 302 IPC.

The Supreme Court of India heard an appeal against the death sentence imposed on Raju Jagdish Paswan for the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl. The...

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Bombay High Court Allows Emergency Parole for Convict's Daughter's Marriage Despite One-Year Gap Rule Under Amended Prison Rules. The proviso to Rule 19(1) of the Maharashtra Prisons Rules applies only to parole granted after the notification date, not to the first occasion after notification.

The petitioner, a convict aged about 69 years, was undergoing imprisonment at Central Prison, Nagpur. He applied for emergency parole to attend his da...

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Bombay High Court Allows Emergency Parole to Convict in POCSO and Rape Case for Father's Funeral. Rejection of Parole Solely on Ground of Heinous Offence Without Adverse Report Held Arbitrary Under Rule 19(1) of Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959.

The petitioner, Baburao Marotrao Dakhore, was convicted by the Learned Sessions Court, Hingoli for offences punishable under Section 376(2)(H)(I)(N) o...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Jail Guard Whose Promotion Was Cancelled Without Hearing. Cancellation of Promotion from Jail Guard to Jailor Grade-II Based on Tribunal Order Without Notice to Petitioner Violates Natural Justice.

The petitioner, Namdeo Sopan Arsale, was a Jail Guard who was promoted to the post of Jailor Grade-II. Subsequently, the Additional Director General o...