Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 116 · Decided 4 May 1979
Hussainara Khatoon & ORS. v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, GOVT. of Bihar, Patna
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 116 · [1979] 3 S.C.R. 1276
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 57/1978
- Decided
- 4 May 1979
- Bench
- P.N. BHAGWATI, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Hearing Adjourned
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950-Art. 21- Jllecessity of Speedy trial of under­ trial prisoners. Ordinarily when a person is accused of more than one ojfence, the sen~ tences of imprisonment imposed are directed to run concurrently but assuming C the sentences of imprisonment be coru;ccutive, the incarceration for the 01aximum period for which they could be sent to jail on conviction for multiple offences. There is absolutely no reason why the under trials be allowed to continue in jail for a moment longer since such continuance of detention would be violative not only of human dignity
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