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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...

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Supreme Court Issues Comprehensive Directions for Release of Undertrial Prisoners in Suo Motu Public Interest Litigation — Systemic Overcrowding and Violation of Article 21 Rights Addressed. The Court held that the continued incarceration of undertrial prisoners beyond the maximum period of imprisonment for the offences they are charged with violates their fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution, and issued directions to ensure their release and prevent overcrowding.

1 Jan 2026

The Supreme Court of India, in a writ petition filed by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) under Article 32 of the Constitution, addressed ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Dismissal of Bank Employee in Disciplinary Proceeding — Enquiry Found Fair and Findings Not Perverse. Part-I Award of Industrial Tribunal Confirmed as No Violation of Natural Justice or Principles of Evidence.

23 Dec 2025

The petitioner, Chandrakant Shinde, an employee of Maharashtra Gramin Bank (a Regional Rural Bank established under the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976...

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Supreme Court Considers Appeals Against Convictions in Honour Killing Case Involving Inter-Caste Marriage. Multiple Accused Challenged Convictions Under Sections 302/149 IPC and SC/ST Act Provisions for Murder and Atrocities Against Dalit Victim.

28 Apr 2025

The Supreme Court considered appeals challenging the Madras High Court's judgment dated 08.06.2022, which had modified convictions and sentences in a ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Bail Cancellation in NDPS Act Case Due to Narco-Terrorism Links. Transfer of Investigation to NIA and Framing of Charges Under UAPA Justify Custodial Interrogation for Thorough Investigation.

1 Jan 2024

The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition and Writ Petition filed by Ankush Vipan Kapoor, challenging the cancellation of his bail by the...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Application for Juvenile Status Determination in Death Penalty Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Procedural Delays. Applicant Failed to Prove Juvenility Under Section 9(2) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, with Discrepancies in Name and Age Documents and Belated Claim After Conviction Confirmation.

27 Mar 2023

The case involved an application under Section 9(2) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, filed by a convict sentenced ...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Three Accused in Family Massacre but Remands for Fresh Sentencing on Death Penalty. The court found the ocular testimony of eyewitnesses credible despite acquittal of one co-accused, but held that the death sentence requires independent assessment of reform and rehabilitation under Section 302/34 IPC.

15 Dec 2021

The Supreme Court of India heard appeals arising from a brutal murder case where six members of a family were killed on January 23, 2014, in Bulandsha...

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Supreme Court Examines Remission Policies Under Article 161 and CrPC in State Appeal. The Court held that constitutional remission powers under Article 161 of the Constitution prevail over statutory policies under Section 432 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and policies are statutory rules under the Prisons Act, 1894.

3 Aug 2021

The dispute arose from an order by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana regarding State Government policies on granting remission to prisoners. The Stat...

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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.

1 Jan 2019

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 Acquits Accused in Kidnapping and Extortion Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 364A IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Demand for Ransom.

19 Jan 2018

The appellant, Lalit Vilasrao Thakare, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge (V), Nagpur in Sessions Case No.78 of 2013 for offences punishab...

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