Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 66 · Decided 9 March 1979
Hussainara Khatoon & ORS. v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar, Patna
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 66 · [1979] 3 S.C.R. 532
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 57/1979
- Decided
- 9 March 1979
- Bench
- P.N. BHAGWATI, D.A. DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Hearing Adjourned
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
Headnote
F G ll 532 HUSSAINARA KHATOON & ORS. v. HOME SECRETARY, STATE OF BIHAR, PATNA March 9, 1979 (P. N. BHAGWATI & D. A. DESAI, JJ.J Adn-1inistrc.tion of Justice-Speedy trial-:--Fundamental right of accused­ Conslitutional obligation of State. Constit11tion of India 1950-Arts. 21 and HELD : ( 1) The procedure under which a person may be deprived of his life or liberty should be 'reasonable fair and just.' Free legal services to the poor and the needy is an essential element of any 'reasonable fair and just' procedure. A prisoner who is to seek his liberation through the
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