Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 955 · Decided 13 December 2018
Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons I.A. NO. 26542 of 2018 in Writ Petition (Civil) NO. 406 of 2013 v. .
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 955 · [2018] 14 S.C.R. 1230
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 406/2013
- Decided
- 13 December 2018
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR, S. ABDUL NAZEER, DEEPAK GUPTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 21, 32
Headnote
Prisons Act, 1894 - Rights of prisoners on death row - Held: Convict on death row is entitled to have meetings with his immediate family members, lawyers or even mental health professionals - Such to move within the confines of the prison like any other convict undergoing rigorous imprisonment, however, certain restrictions may be necessary for security reasons, but even then, it would be necessary to comply with natural justice provisions with an entitlement to file an appeal - All
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