Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 320 · Decided 1 May 1995
Citizens for Democracy v. The State of Assam and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 320 · [1995] 3 S.C.R. 943
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 22/1995
- Decided
- 1 May 1995
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, N. VENKATACHALA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 21
Headnote
Constitution of lndi~Arts 14, 19, 21 ·and 32--Rights of unde11Tial prisoners-Safe custody-Use of fetters-Not pennissible-Handcuffs not to A B be forced on a prisonei-No authority with police and jail authorities to direct C handcuffing of any inmate-Magistrate may grant pennission to priso_ners-Direc­ tions given by this Cour~-Mandate to be followed by police, jail authorities and by subordinate judiciary-cBinding directions issued. D A journalist in his capacity as President of 'Citizens for Democracy', wrote a letter dated 22.12.1994 to the Supreme Court seeking
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