‘Furlough not a legal right’: Supreme Court explains difference between Parole and furlough
“Although furlough can be claimed without a reason, the prisoner does not have an absolute legal right to claim furlough.”
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Raj HC | Primary objective of parole is to facilitate family ties being maintained and cannot be rejected on flimsy grounds
Rajasthan High Court: Mahendar Kumar Goyal, J. allowed the petition and sets aside the impugned order. The facts of the case are
P&H HC | “Sureties are petty farmers, having meager land holdings”; HC reduces penalty of Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5000
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Arvind Singh Sangwan, J., reduced the penalty of Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5000 considering old age
Chh HC | Parole granted to a female convict having committed offence under S. 302 IPC; Impugned order by District Magistrate set aside
Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal J., set aside the impugned order having no substantial reason for rejecting parole of a female
Madras HC | Whether women marrying life convicts are examined by SCW or NCW to ascertain as to whether willingness of marriage has been obtained from women? Court examines
Madras High Court: A Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and P. Velmurugan, JJ., while addressing the present petition observed that, Court fails to
COVID-19| No prisoner shall be released without taking appropriate steps if he/she has suffered from coronavirus disease
Supreme Court: After the Court had, on March 23, 2020, directed each State/Union Territory to constitute a High Powered Committee to determine which
COVID-19| Ensure that prisoners released on parole are not left stranded due to lockdown: SC to Centre
Supreme Court: The bench of SA Bobde, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao, J has asked the Union of India to ensure that
P&H HC | Recent parole time is no ground to deny furlough to convict
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajiv Narain Raina, J. allowed the petition to grant furlough to the petitioner and quashed the impugned
P&H HC | Convicts cannot claim premature release as a matter of right if their cases are not squarely covered under the relevant Premature Release Policy
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. dismissed the petition on the grounds that the petitioner could be considered again
Utt HC | Release on parole is a wing of reformative process and is to transform prisoner into a useful citizen
Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj Kumar K. Tiwari, J. contemplated a petition where the prisoner had sought parole from the Court citing personal
Raj HC | Court grants parole without surety to convict-petitioner due to poor family financial conditions
Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Abhay Chaturvedi, JJ. accepted a writ petition for parole and directed the
Guj HC | Object of parole is to enable the inmate to maintain continuity with family life: Bail allowed on ground of medical treatment of son
Gujarat High Court: The Bench of V.P. Patel, J., allowed the application filed for temporary bail under Section 439 of the Code
Conjugal Visit– Parole granted to life convict |Man is a social animal, he needs a family as well as a society to live in|
Madras High Court: A Division Bench comprising of C.T. Selvam and S. Ramathilagam, JJ. ordered parole of two weeks to a life-convict in
Taking care of hospitalised wife and minor children held sufficient ground for grant of parole: Del HC
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. allowed a petition for extension of parole subject to the conditions
“Hindu religion is not mere a religion but a way of living in a scientific manner”: Uttaranchal HC
Uttaranchal High Court: The Single Judge Bench comprising of V.K. Bist, J. disposed of a petition while giving certain directions in regard
Bombay HC refers matter pertaining to parole of a rape convict to larger bench in light of distinct decisions
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of R.K. Deshpande and Arun D. Upadhye, JJ., addressed a petition filed challenging the order
Consideration for grant of parole is whether prisoner is likely to relapse into crime if released
Rajasthan High Court: While deciding a criminal writ petition, a Single Judge Bench comprising of Vinit Kumar Mathur, CJ, discussed the consideration
A positive report regarding threat to the State or public order is necessary to deny parole to a convict
Punjab and Haryana High Court: The order denying parole to the petitioner (convict) based on the report of the District Magistrate was
Parole granted to convict to meet family members and carry his obligations towards them
Rajasthan High Court: A petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution praying to grant first regular parole to the convict-petitioner for
Possibility of altercation between neighbours cannot be equated with affecting ‘peace and tranquility of the area’
Allahabad High Court: A murder convict was released on parole to attend the marriage of his daughter, by a Division Bench comprising