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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal in Prison Transfer Case — Intra-State Transfer of Convict Upheld on Security Grounds. Transfer Order Based on Apprehension of Gang War and Insufficient Staff Held Valid Under Section 29 of Prisoners Act, 1900 and Rule 770(b) of State Jail Manual.

The State of Jharkhand and others appealed against the High Court of Jharkhand's order quashing the transfer of respondent Vikash Tiwary, a life convi...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Widow's Compensation Claim for Jail Death Due to Lack of Evidence of Negligence. Court holds that mere death in custody does not automatically entitle compensation; petitioner must establish negligence or violation of rights by jail authorities.

The petitioner, Priyanka wd/o Yogesh Rathod, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court seeking compensation of Rs. 50 lakh for the d...

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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Prisoners from Open Prison to Central Jail in Maharashtra Prison Rules Case. Prisoners' Representations for Transfer on Medical and Family Grounds Must Be Considered by Authorities Within Four Weeks.

The judgment concerns four criminal writ petitions filed by prisoners (Sayyad Ali, Abbas Ali, Habbirrao Khamkar, and Santosh Pawar) who were sentenced...

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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Undertrial Prisoner to Parent Jail for Convenience of Trial and Family Access. Transfer of undertrial prisoner without hearing is permissible as administrative act, but court directs transfer to Aurangabad Central Jail considering residence and trial location.

The petitioner, Sayyad Jahir @ Shera Bakar Kureshi, an undertrial prisoner facing charges under Sections 302, 364, 201, 120(B), 143, 147, 149 of the I...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Allows Criminal Writ Petition Against Jail Authorities for Brutal Assault on Inmates. State Directed to Pay Compensation and Implement Reforms to Prevent Custodial Violence Under Article 21 of the Constitution.

The petitioners, Neria Bendavid, Victor Ubanozie, and Meenashe Sasson, were inmates of the Modern Central Jail, Colvale, Goa. They filed a criminal wr...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Seeking Inquiry into Custodial Death and Directs Registration of FIR Against Police Personnel. Custodial Violence Alleged Against Deceased Son of Petitioner - Court Orders Inquiry by Chief Judicial Magistrate and Interim Compensation of Rs.50,000.

The petitioner, Smt. Sonabai, filed a criminal writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking an inquiry into the death...

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Supreme Court Hears Appeal Against High Court's Dismissal of Writ Petition Challenging Departmental Action in Jail Break Case. Case Involves Escape of Four Under-Trials from Burail Jail Through a 94-Foot Tunnel, Leading to FIR and Enquiry Committee Report.

The case concerns the escape of four under-trial prisoners from Model Jail, Burail, Chandigarh, on the night of 21-22 January 2004. The prisoners esca...