Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 691 · Decided 5 December 2003
GOVT. of A.P. and ORS. v. M.T. Khan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 691 · [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 490
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 551/1997
- Decided
- 5 December 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Constitution Article 14, 161
Headnote
Constitution of India-Articles 14 & 161 I Criminal Procedur~ Code, 1973-Section 432-State issuing order granting remission of sentences to different categories of prisoners-Category of prisoners undergoing sen- C tence in the State convicted by court of another State excluded-Validity remission to such category of prisoners-Hence, the exclusion is valid and legitimate-Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950. D Petitioner-State issued a Government Order by which the Gov- ernor of the State in exercise of the powers conferred under Article 161 of the Constitution of India granted
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