The Delhi High Court Tuesday granted three-week parole to Santosh Kumar Singh, who is serving life term for the 1996 rape and murder of law student Priyadarshini Mattoo, to write his LLM examination....
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The Bombay High Court has held that under the law, every prisoner who not a foreigner or a convict sentenced to death is eligible for emergency parole of 14 days for the death of parents, spouse,...
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![Son Of A Deceased Person Has A Right To Perform Last Rites Of His Parents: Uttarakhand HC ‘Condemns’ Inhumane Denial Of Parole To A Murder Convict [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Uttarakhand-HC-1.jpg "Son Of A Deceased Person Has A Right To Perform Last Rites Of His Parents: Uttarakhand HC ‘Condemns’ Inhumane Denial Of Parole To A Murder Convict [Read Order]")
Son Of A Deceased Person Has A Right To Perform Last Rites Of His Parents: Uttarakhand HC ‘Condemns’ Inhumane Denial Of Parole To A Murder Convict [Read Order]29 Oct 2018 10:50 AM GMT
“When a detainee seeks parole or custody parole to perform some rituals to be performed on his part towards his family, the concerned authority should immediately take appropriate decision for grant...
![Is Notification Barring Release Of Rape Convict On Furlough Violative Of A.14, 21: Bombay HC Refers Question To Larger Bench [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/jail.jpg "Is Notification Barring Release Of Rape Convict On Furlough Violative Of A.14, 21: Bombay HC Refers Question To Larger Bench [Read Order]")
Is Notification Barring Release Of Rape Convict On Furlough Violative Of A.14, 21: Bombay HC Refers Question To Larger Bench [Read Order]29 Aug 2018 4:33 PM GMT
A division bench of the Bombay High Court has referred an important question of law to a larger bench in a case involving a police officer convicted of rape of the victim who was in his custody. The...
Abu Salem Seeks Parole To Marry, But Bombay HC Rejects His Plea14 Aug 2018 12:12 PM GMT
‘The petitioner has been convicted in two cases under the TADA Act i.e., he has been convicted in two cases for terrorist activities.’The Bombay High Court has turned down 1993 Bombay bomb blasts...
![Prisoners Can Approach Legal Services Authority If Jail Supdt Does Not Register Parole Application: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Justice-Rakesh-Kumar-Jain-and-Jail.jpg "Prisoners Can Approach Legal Services Authority If Jail Supdt Does Not Register Parole Application: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]")
Prisoners Can Approach Legal Services Authority If Jail Supdt Does Not Register Parole Application: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]13 Aug 2018 8:44 AM GMT
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently reiterated the timelines prescribed for grant of parole to offenders.Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain noted that even though a timeline had been laid down for...
SC Refuses To Grant Parole To Murder Convict Who Sought It Only For The Purpose Of Filing SLPs [Read Order]2 Aug 2018 2:32 PM GMT
‘Reading of Rules 10, 11 and 13 of the aforesaid Jail Manual would demonstrate that the respondent would have sufficient facilities at his disposal for the purpose of preparing the special leave...
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Delhi HC Grants Parole To Ajay Chautala To Appear In PG Diploma Exam [Read Order]29 Jun 2018 2:56 PM GMT
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted parole to former MP and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Ajay Singh Chautala, who is in Tihar jail serving 10-year jail term in the Junior Basic Teachers...
Madras HC Grants Parole To Murder Accused To Attend Child’s Naming Ceremony [Read Order]26 Jun 2018 9:03 AM GMT
The Madras High Court recently granted 10 days’ parole to a murder case accused to the naming ceremony of his baby.A bench of Justice S Vimala and Justice S Ramathilagam observed that it is a natural...
!["Kindness To Convict Should Not Result In Cruelty To Society": Bombay HC Upholds Denial Of Furlough To Rape Convicts [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/bombay-hc.png "\"Kindness To Convict Should Not Result In Cruelty To Society\": Bombay HC Upholds Denial Of Furlough To Rape Convicts [Read Judgment]")
"Kindness To Convict Should Not Result In Cruelty To Society": Bombay HC Upholds Denial Of Furlough To Rape Convicts [Read Judgment]18 Jun 2018 7:33 AM GMT
The Bombay High Court recently upheld a provision denying furlough to rape convicts, asserting that 'kindness to the convicts does not result in cruelty to the society'.The Bench comprising Acting...
There Can Be No Justification For Unwarranted Delay In Disposing Parole Applications Of Convicts: Delhi HC23 April 2018 12:22 PM GMT
Observing that there can be no justification for unwarranted delay in disposing of the parole applications of the convicts, the Delhi High Court has once again directed the State to ensure that the...
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Rajasthan HC Grants Parole To Terror Convict For Attending Son’s Wedding [Read Order]20 Dec 2017 5:43 PM GMT
The Rajasthan High Court has granted a week’s parole to one Fazlur Rehman Sufi, who was convicted under the TADA Act, 1987; Explosives Act 1884; Arms Act, 1908; Indian Railways Act; and Prevention of...
Bombay HC Seeks Explanation From State For Including Parole In Period Of Sentence24 Nov 2017 4:10 AM GMT
The Bombay High Court recently sought explanation from the state government regarding amendment to Parole rules based on a circular issued by them which stated that parole period was to be included...
![Conviction In Serious & Heinous Crime Per Se Can’t Be Reason To Deny Parole: SC [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/justice-sikri-and-ashok-bhushan.jpg "Conviction In Serious & Heinous Crime Per Se Can’t Be Reason To Deny Parole: SC [Read Judgment]")
Conviction In Serious & Heinous Crime Per Se Can’t Be Reason To Deny Parole: SC [Read Judgment]18 Sep 2017 5:43 AM GMT
While dealing with the parole application of a prisoner serving sentence upon conviction under the TADA Act, the Supreme Court clarified that seriousness or heinous nature of the crime ought not to...
Inmates Of Open Prison Can Be Released On Furlough Without Surety: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]4 Aug 2017 9:28 AM GMT
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has upheld the decision of a full bench of the high court that held that under the Prisons (Bombay Furlough And Parole) Rules, 1959, a convict confined in an...
Reasons For Rejecting Plea For Parole & Appeal Thereafter Can’t Be Different: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]1 Aug 2017 12:00 PM GMT
The Bombay High Court recently allowed a writ petition filed by an inmate currently lodged in Taloja Central Prison, holding that reasons for rejecting his application for parole and the reasons for...
Retd. Justice Karnan Appeals To West Bengal Governor For Release On Parole [Read Petition]25 Jun 2017 6:13 AM GMT
Retired Justice C.S. Karnan, who is lodged in Presidency jail since June 21, has approached the West Bengal for release on parole. The Appeal was sent via email to the office of Governor Keshari Nath...
