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The Supreme Court on Friday (Aug. 1) took strong exception to the casual conduct of the senior police officer from Bihar for filing a counter-affidavit in support of the accused in a criminal matter, in contradiction with the State’s prosecution case. The bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and SVN Bhatti issued a show-cause notice to…
An MP/MLA court in Bengaluru on Friday convicted suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna in a rape case of 2021. The order was passed by Special Judge Santosh Gajanana Bhat. Arguments regarding the quantum of punishment are currently underway. The court is expected to pronounce the quantum of punishment on Saturday. The former Hasan MP…
The Delhi High Court has directed the jail authorities in the national capital to ensure that a written note of date of surrender is handed over to the convict at the time of releasing him or her on parole or furlough after taking their acknowledgement to avoid any ambiguity. Justice Girish Kathpalia said that in…
Parole serves as a crucial reformative and humanitarian tool within the criminal justice system, allowing convicts to temporarily step out of incarceration under specific conditions. While parole is often associated with exigencies like health emergencies or death in the family, a less explored question is whether a life convict can be granted parole for personal…
The Supreme Court today(July 15) allowed the petitioner, a life convict, to challenge a rule in the Jammu & Kashmir Prison Manual, 2022which disallows premature release to those convicted in relation to a terrorism offence. The allegations against the petitioner are that he illegally obtained weapons and killed certain surrendered militants who were working as…
The Kerala High Court exercised extraordinary jurisdiction to grant parole of 15 days to life convict for marriage and noted that even after the convict was sentenced to undergo life imprisonment, the girl’s love continued. The Kerala High Court considered a criminal writ petition seeking grant of parole for marriage of life convict. A Bench…
