Prisons Act

Ramesh Kaushik, a life‑time inmate of Tihar Jail, filed a quasi‑habeas corpus petition under Article 32 alleging systematic torture, corruption, drug‑racketeering, sexual exploitation and class‑based privileges within the prison. The petition claimed violations of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution and sought j…

The Supreme Court heard a writ petition under Article 32 concerning Ajoy Ghosh, a prisoner‑lunatic detained since 1962 in West Bengal prisons. The Court found that the prison authorities and the Assistant Chief Metropolitan Magistrate had failed to provide medical care or maintain records from 1964 to 1995, violating t…

Mukesh Kumar, a death‑row convict in the Nirbhaya gang‑rape case, filed a mercy petition under Articles 72 and 161 of the Constitution, which was rejected by the Lieutenant Governor on 15 January 2020 and by the President on 17 January 2020. He challenged the rejection before the Supreme Court, alleging that relevant m…

Avtar Singh, a convicted prisoner, applied to have the period of his parole counted towards his total sentence. The Punjab and Haryana High Court rejected his claim, holding that Section 3(3) of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988 excludes parole periods from the total sentence. He appealed…

The case arose from a 2003 incident in Muzzafarnagar where six persons were killed by indiscriminate firing by the appellants Madan, Sudesh Pal and others, allegedly motivated by political rivalry. The trial court convicted the accused under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC and sentenced Madan and Sudesh Pa…