<p>Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court while expressing "hope" that the jail authorities "treat all inmates with humanity and sensitivity" has ordered Vadodara central jail superintendent to pay Rs50,000 as compensation to a convict for keeping him in prison for over two months beyond the completion of his sentence.</p><p>The single-bench of justice Hasmukh D Suthar stated in the order that Vadodara jail authorities "instead of following the clear directions in the warrant, unilaterally reduced the set-off period, resulting in the petitioner undergoing an additional 2 months and 8 days of illegal detention, which amounts to wrongful confinement and a violation of Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India."</p>.Kerala: 75-year-old man spent nine months in jail in fake POCSO case; says 'even now I pray for the girl'.<p>The petitioner Rajubhai D Ninama had moved the court through his wife Somliben against the state government seeking relief through advocate AA Zabuawala. Ninama had been convicted in three offences including seven years jail in a rape case (Indian Penal Code 376) and two cases related to resisting arrest under section 224 of IPC.</p><p>The court found that the petitioner had already served his sentence in May, 2025 yet he was not released. The court said that the state government and the jail authority were given ample opportunity to recalculate or make clarification with regard to error in calculation but the authorities failed to do so.</p><p>The Vadodara jail record repeatedly reflected a set off period of 4 months and 55 days, whereas the conviction warrant explicitly mentioned a set-off of 1 year, 4 months, and 1 day. Instead of correcting the mistake, government authorities attempted to defend their flawed computation," the court order stated.</p><p>The court criticised the jail superintendent, Usha Rada, while saying that her conduct "reflected gross negligence and a callous attitude." It said that despite the specific direction to recalculate the set off period in accordance with the conviction warrant and to release the convict if eligible, the jail authority continued to delay compliance.</p><p>"Such wrongful confinement, stemming from arbitrariness and highhandedness, reflects a complete disregard for the fundamental rights of the convict," justice Suthar wrote in the order. The court also directed judicial officers who visit jail to verify records so that no under trial prisoners or convicts remain illegally detained.</p>.One-armed rape convict breaks out of jail in Kerala; held within hours from a well.<p>Quoting Mahatma Gandhi that "the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others", the high court asked the inspector general of prisons to ensure that "a friendly and compassionate atmosphere, akin to “Ashram,” is required to be created within the jails."</p><p>The court said that it came across other "instances wherein due to "inadvertent error in calculation of period undergone by convict/prisoner/ many prisoners have to suffer a lot and day in and day out the said dispute is raised before this court by the prisoners/convicts." </p><p>The court directed the inspector general of prisons to set a mechanism "to ensure transparency in the calculation of the period of sentence undergone, set off, abscondence etc.." </p>
<p>Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court while expressing "hope" that the jail authorities "treat all inmates with humanity and sensitivity" has ordered Vadodara central jail superintendent to pay Rs50,000 as compensation to a convict for keeping him in prison for over two months beyond the completion of his sentence.</p><p>The single-bench of justice Hasmukh D Suthar stated in the order that Vadodara jail authorities "instead of following the clear directions in the warrant, unilaterally reduced the set-off period, resulting in the petitioner undergoing an additional 2 months and 8 days of illegal detention, which amounts to wrongful confinement and a violation of Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India."</p>.Kerala: 75-year-old man spent nine months in jail in fake POCSO case; says 'even now I pray for the girl'.<p>The petitioner Rajubhai D Ninama had moved the court through his wife Somliben against the state government seeking relief through advocate AA Zabuawala. Ninama had been convicted in three offences including seven years jail in a rape case (Indian Penal Code 376) and two cases related to resisting arrest under section 224 of IPC.</p><p>The court found that the petitioner had already served his sentence in May, 2025 yet he was not released. The court said that the state government and the jail authority were given ample opportunity to recalculate or make clarification with regard to error in calculation but the authorities failed to do so.</p><p>The Vadodara jail record repeatedly reflected a set off period of 4 months and 55 days, whereas the conviction warrant explicitly mentioned a set-off of 1 year, 4 months, and 1 day. Instead of correcting the mistake, government authorities attempted to defend their flawed computation," the court order stated.</p><p>The court criticised the jail superintendent, Usha Rada, while saying that her conduct "reflected gross negligence and a callous attitude." It said that despite the specific direction to recalculate the set off period in accordance with the conviction warrant and to release the convict if eligible, the jail authority continued to delay compliance.</p><p>"Such wrongful confinement, stemming from arbitrariness and highhandedness, reflects a complete disregard for the fundamental rights of the convict," justice Suthar wrote in the order. The court also directed judicial officers who visit jail to verify records so that no under trial prisoners or convicts remain illegally detained.</p>.One-armed rape convict breaks out of jail in Kerala; held within hours from a well.<p>Quoting Mahatma Gandhi that "the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others", the high court asked the inspector general of prisons to ensure that "a friendly and compassionate atmosphere, akin to “Ashram,” is required to be created within the jails."</p><p>The court said that it came across other "instances wherein due to "inadvertent error in calculation of period undergone by convict/prisoner/ many prisoners have to suffer a lot and day in and day out the said dispute is raised before this court by the prisoners/convicts." </p><p>The court directed the inspector general of prisons to set a mechanism "to ensure transparency in the calculation of the period of sentence undergone, set off, abscondence etc.." </p>