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Supreme Court Addresses Systemic Delays in Legal Aid Filing Through Committee Formation and SCLSC Queries. The court examined inordinate delays in filing appeals by convicts via legal aid, leading to directions for digitization and procedural reforms under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, and initiation of a Mission Mode campaign for prisoner legal aid.

16 Apr 2026

The Supreme Court dealt with a criminal appeal arising from a death sentence conviction, where the appellant challenged the High Court's confirmation....

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Petition in Prisoner Classification Case — Competent Authority Directed to Reconsider Category Placement Under 2010 Guidelines. Murder Convict's Classification Under Category 4(d) Set Aside as Guidelines Require Individualized Assessment of Criminality and Conduct.

6 Oct 2025

The petitioner, Md. Sharif Badshah Khan, was convicted for murder along with two other accused persons. The trial court found that there were disputes...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Directs States to Ensure Free Legal Aid to Prison Inmates Under Article 21 and 39-A of the Constitution — Access to Justice for Indigent Prisoners is a Fundamental Right. The Court held that free legal assistance is a fundamental right even if not requested, and Magistrates must inform accused of this right.

4 Oct 2024

The present writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution was filed by Suhas Chakma seeking directions to the Union of India, States, and Union T...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Remission Categorization Review for Convict in Murder Case — Guidelines of 1992 or 2010 Must Be Applied Correctly Based on Nature of Offence. The Court set aside the impugned categorization order and directed the State Government to reconsider the matter after hearing the petitioner, applying the appropriate guideline from the 1992 or 2010 Remission Guidelines.

11 Apr 2019

The petitioner, Prashant Samar Mazi, was convicted for murder on 23rd November 2006 and was incarcerated at Kolhapur Central Prison. He filed a Crimin...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Furlough Petition for Convict Under Section 376 IPC — Government Notifications Substituted, No Further Relief Required. Conviction for rape under Section 376 IPC is a valid ground for rejecting furlough, and the prayer for rectification of substituted notifications is infructuous.

25 Apr 2018

The petitioner, Pundalik G. Gole, was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Mumbai in Sessions Case No. 669 of 2011 for offences under Sections 376...

High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes Notification Denying Furlough to Convicts Under Section 364 IPC — Rule 4(13) of Furlough and Parole Rules Held Ultra Vires. The Court held that the classification of convicts under Section 364 IPC as ineligible for furlough is arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.

5 May 2016

The petitioner, Santosh Namdeo Bhukan, was convicted under Sections 364, 302, and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by the Additional Sessions Judge,...

High Court

Bombay High Court Strikes Down Sub-Rule 13 of Furlough Rules as Ultra Vires and Discriminatory — Convicts Convicted for Kidnapping Cannot Be Blanketly Denied Furlough. Sub-rule 13 of Rule 4 of the Maharashtra Prisons (Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959, which excluded prisoners convicted for kidnapping from furlough, held arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.

28 Apr 2016

The petitioner, Sharad Devaram Shelake, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune under Sections 302 and 364 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)...

High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes Remission Order for Life Convict in Wife Murder Case — Directs Reconsideration Under 1992 Guidelines. Court holds that categorization under remission guidelines must be based on trial court findings, not assumptions, and that premeditation must be established for placement in category 1(d).

5 Oct 2012

The petitioner, Laxman Ramchandra Kamble, a convict lodged at Yeravada Central Prison, Pune, filed a criminal writ petition under Articles 226 and 227...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Categorization Under 1992 Guidelines for Premature Release of Life Convict in Murder During Robbery Case. Petitioner's Offence of Murder During Robbery Correctly Categorized Under Category 5(a) of the 1992 Guidelines, Which Superseded the 1978 Guidelines.

2 May 2011

The petitioner, Harjeetsingh Niranjansingh Jabbal, was convicted under Sections 302 and 397 of the Indian Penal Code for murder committed during a rob...

High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes Prisoner's Categorization in Category 1(e) for Lack of Exceptional Violence or Perversity — Remands for Reconsideration of Remission Eligibility. The court held that the petitioner's conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC did not automatically justify categorization requiring 28 years of incarceration without specific findings of exceptional violence or perversity.

10 Aug 2006

The petitioner, Mahadeo son of Dhondiba Kamble, a prisoner in Amravati Central Prison, challenged his categorization under Category 1(e) of the Mahara...

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