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New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a plea challenging the denial of parole granted to convicted Santosh Kumar Singh in the 1996 Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Prashant Kumar Mishra noted that the main matter related to...

Bhopal, April 7 The Madhya Pradesh government will release 87 prisoners serving life sentences for good conduct on April 14 to mark the birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, an official said.This will be a premature release of these prisoners.In addition, remission/special remission is also...

Chennai, April 2 The Madras High Court on Thursday ruled that in matters relating to the remission and premature release of convicted prisoners, the Governor is bound by the advice of the council of ministers.A Full Bench comprising Justices A D Jagdish Chandra, G K Illanthiraiyan and Sunder...

New Delhi, March 17 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices in response to a plea filed by two convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case, which is linked to the 2002 post-Godhra riots, challenging a 2017 Bombay High Court verdict that upheld their conviction and sentence.A bench of...

Bengaluru, March 11 The Government of Karnataka has ordered the early release of 31 life convicts housed in various central prisons across the state, based on good conduct, following recommendations from the LCR Committee and approval from the Governor under Article 161 of the Constitution...