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Chhattisgarh High Court quashes Rajnandgaon parole denial, orders fresh hearing

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The High Court of Chhattisgarh has set aside a Rajnandgaon magistrate’s summary rejection of a prisoner’s parole application and ordered a fresh, reasoned hearing that follows the state’s prison leave rules. In an order delivered, a bench led by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Judge Deepak Kumar Tiwari held that the Additional District Magistrate had…

Chhattisgarh High Court Sets Aside Parole Refusal, Orders Release of Convict Krishna Chand

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The Chhattisgarh High Court, ordered the release on parole of Krishna Chand, a convict serving sentences for offences under Sections 342 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code, finding that the District Magistrate had improperly rejected his earlier parole application without recording the specific public-interest findings the rules require. The court’s decision emphasizes that the…