The Supreme Court has mandated that the government must proactively grant premature release to all eligible convicts without waiting for a formal application. This move ensures convicts aware of ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said states and union territories had an obligation to consider the premature release of all convicts and it was not necessary for them to apply for permanent remission. A ...

The government has to consider the premature release of all eligible convicts even if they or their families have not applied for it, the Supreme Court said today. The court also asked the ...

The Supreme Court today(February 18) passed certain directions on the power of the Government to remit the whole or part of the sentence of the convicts under Section ...

Preliminary investigations revealed that Mohammed, an ex-convict from Dakwa, lured the victim to his residence under the pretence of sharing a meal. However, while Muhammad was eating, Mohammed ...

The Jharkhand government made a significant decision to release 37 convicts serving life sentences in various jails across the state. This decision was taken during a meeting of the Jharkhand ...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside the death sentence of a murder convict after finding glaring procedural lapses in his trial. These omissions, which cast a doubt over the trial, included ...

The Supreme Court recently directed that state governments and union territories (UTs) that have a policy for permanent remission of convicts are obligated to implement the same even without an ...

Hundreds of inmates are soon to be released from jail in Scotland as new legislation designed to relieve prison overcrowding comes into force. Nearly 400 prisoners will walk free over the next six ...

The Director-General, Prisons and Correctional services, has ordered a probe into the death of three convicts after consuming essence while preparing cakes at the central prison in Mysuru on ...

According to Mills Jr., the deportation process will prioritize convicted criminals currently serving prison sentences in the U.S., followed by individuals who have violated immigration laws ...

The court, however, acquitted two others in the case giving them the benefit of reasonable doubt. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh was hearing the case against Ravi Gupta, David Gupta, Anil ...