Supreme Court · 1961 INSC 6 · Decided 12 January 1961
Gopal Vinayak Godse v. The State of Maharashtra and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1961 INSC 6 · [1961] 3 S.C.R. 440
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 305/1960
- Decided
- 12 January 1961
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, A.K. SARKAR, K. SUBBA RAO, K.N. WANCHOO, J.R. MUDHOLKAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 53A, 53, 55; CrPC Section 53A; Constitution Article 32
Headnote
SUPR.EME COURT REPORTS [1961] GOP AL VIN AY AK GODSE THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS; (P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, A. K. SARKAR, . K. SUBBA RAO, K. N. w ANOHOO and. J. R. MUDHOLKAR, JJ.) Habeas Corpus-Sentence-Transportation for life--:Imprisonc ment for life, if equivalent to any fixed in r949 and sentenced to trans­ portation for life. He earned remission of 2963 days and adding this to the term of imprisonment actually served by the petitioner the aggregate exceeded 20 years. The petitioner contended that his further detention in jail was illegal and prayed for being
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