Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 86 · Decided 19 February 2002
Avtar Singh v. State of Haryana and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 86 · [2002] 1 S.C.R. 1082
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 271/2002
- Decided
- 19 February 2002
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, S.N. PHUKAN, S.N. VARIAVA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21
Headnote
V. ST A TE OF HAR Y ANA AND ANR. FEBRUARY 19, 2002 B [G.B. PATTANAIK, S.N. PHUKAN AND S.N. VARIAVA, JJ.l Constitution of lndia--Artic/e 21. Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988-Ss. C 3(3) and 4-Release of a Prisoner on parole-·fnc/usion of in the total period of of detention, same could be curtailed by legislative Act, Rules, instructions or terms- -S-3(3) of the Act D providing that a prisoner released on parole not entitled to count the said period toward5 the total period of detention is valid and thus not violative of Artie/, 21--classification of
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