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Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950

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MLA FROM MAU DISTRICT, UPversusJAIL SUPERINTENDENT (ROPAR) & ORS.

2021 INSC 223

The State of Uttar Pradesh filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution and Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking the transfer of criminal proceedings against sitting MLA Mukhtar Ansari from a Punjab court to a Special Court in Allahabad and the hand‑over of his custody …

ASHA RANJANversusSTATE OF BIHAR & ORS.

2017 INSC 150Disposed off

The petitioners, led by Asha Ranjan, sought the transfer of accused M. Shahabuddin, a notorious history‑sheeter involved in the murder of the petitioner's husband and other crimes, from Siwan Jail in Bihar to Tihar Jail in Delhi, and the conduct of his pending trials via video‑conferencing. The core …

STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.versusLAL SINGH @ MANJIT SINGH & ORS.

2016 INSC 463Appeal(s) allowed

Lal Singh, convicted under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act and sentenced to life imprisonment, applied for premature release under CrPC ss.432 and 433 after being transferred to a Punjab jail. The Gujarat Government rejected his application; the Punjab High Court directed …

GOVT. OF A.P. AND ORS.versusM.T. KHAN

2003 INSC 691Appeal(s) allowed

The Government of Andhra Pradesh issued a Government Order granting remission of sentences to certain categories of prisoners, expressly excluding those convicted by courts of other States but serving their sentences in Andhra Pradesh. Two convicts, S. Appala Swamy (convicted in Madhya Pradesh) and …