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Bombay High Court Dismisses Convict's Petition for Premature Release in Murder Case — Co-accused's Release Not a Valid Ground for Parity. Petitioner's Sentence Period Including Remission Was Less Than 22 Years Required Under Clause 4(b) of Guidelines Dated 15th March, 2010.

9 Nov 2011

The petitioner, Chintaman Sitaram Kedari, a life convict convicted under Sections 452, 302 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code, filed a Criminal Wr...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Modifies Life Sentence in Rape of Minor Daughter Case: Minimum 20-Year Term Set Aside. Court holds that a sentencing court cannot fix a minimum term of imprisonment for life as a condition for remission, as life imprisonment means imprisonment for the whole of the prisoner's natural life, subject only to constitutional and statutory remission powers.

25 Apr 2023

The appellant was convicted and sentenced for the rape of his own 9-year-old daughter. The trial court, by judgment dated 18.02.2013 in Sessions Case ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Punishment for Overstaying Furlough/Parole — Remission Forfeiture Set Aside as Disproportionate. Principle of Proportionality Applied to Prison Discipline: Punishment Must Be Commensurate with Gravity of Misconduct, Not Automatic Based on Days of Overstay.

15 Feb 2013

The petitioner, Shafi Vazruddin Qureshi, was convicted for murder under Section 302 read with 149 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. While underg...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Dismisses Criminal Appeal in Life Imprisonment Case After Premature Release Under Article 161. The appeal became infructuous as the appellant was released under the Governor's constitutional pardon power, which overrides statutory minimum sentence requirements under Section 433-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

17 Jul 2020

The dispute involved a criminal appeal by an appellant convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to life...

Supreme Court

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...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Under Section 302 IPC Based on Reliable Eyewitness Testimony. The court found sufficient evidence to establish guilt under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, rejecting claims of false implication and benefit of doubt.

24 Apr 2025

The appeal arose from a murder conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The appellant, along with two co-accu...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Life Convict's Petition for Re-categorization Under Government Resolution — State Directed to Reconsider Classification for Furlough Eligibility. The court held that the State must reconsider the petitioner's classification under the Government Resolution dated 15.3.2010, as the impugned order did not adequately consider the facts and circumstances of the case.

20 Mar 2013

The petitioner, Bharat s/o Bahadur Ingale, a life convict lodged in Open Prison, Paithan, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court,...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment Due to Inordinate Delay in Deciding Mercy Petition — Delay of Over 8 Years Violates Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

3 May 2023

The petitioner, Balwant Singh, was convicted along with co-accused for the bomb blast that killed the then Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Beant Singh,...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder and Arms Act Case Based on Reliable Eyewitness Testimony. The court affirmed the life sentence under Section 302 read with 34 IPC and one-and-a-half-year sentence under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959, finding minor inconsistencies in witness statements did not affect core identification of the assailants.

3 Feb 2022

The appeal arose from a murder case where the appellant, along with others, was convicted for the murder of Rajinder alias Raju on October 1, 2008, un...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Transfer of Writ Petition on Reservation Issue Under Article 139A of the Constitution. The Court found that similar questions of law pending in civil appeals before it regarding reservation policies and the 50% limit made the transfer appropriate, as they involved substantial questions of general importance.

23 Jul 2020

The dispute arose from a transfer petition filed by Sunil Rathee and others seeking to transfer a writ petition (CWP No. 7607 of 2019) from the Punjab...

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