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Karnataka High Court Reserves Order in Writ Petition Seeking Premature Release of Life Convict. Court Analyzes Applicability of Supreme Court's Sukhdev Yadav Judgment on Sentence Interpretation.

13 Mar 2026

The petitioner, a life convict serving sentence in Central Prison, Mysore, approached the High Court of Karnataka seeking a writ of mandamus for his i...

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 ...

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Bombay High Court Commutes Death Sentence of Two Convicts Due to Inordinate Delay in Mercy Petition Disposal; Delay of Seven Years Ten Months Violates Article 21. The Court Followed the Precedent in Shatrughan Chauhan Holding That Unexplained Delay in Executive Mercy Process Infringes Fundamental Right to Life, Warrants Commutation to Life Imprisonment.

18 Jan 2022

The present writ petition was filed by two sisters, Renuka Shinde and Seema Gavit, who were convicted of multiple child kidnappings and murders and se...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Premature Release of Life Convict in Murder Case — Government Order for Release Under Remission Guidelines Upheld as Period of Imprisonment Completed. The Court directed imposition of safety conditions on the released convict to protect the victim's family.

30 Dec 2021

The Petitioner, Mritunjay Ghosh, filed a Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the Government Order dated 18.08.2016 passed by the Un...

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 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...

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,...

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...

High Court

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 Upholds Union of India in Section 17A Challenge — Prior Approval Requirement for Investigating Public Servants is Constitutionally Valid. Read Down to Mandate Independent Screening; Lokpal to Approve for Covered Public Servants.

1 Jan 1970

The writ petition was filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of C...

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