Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 212 · Decided 11 November 1980

Maru Ram ETC. ETC. v. Union of India & ANR.

Court: Supreme Court of India
Citation: 1980 INSC 212 · [1981] 1 S.C.R. 1196
Case number: WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 865/1979
Decided: 11 November 1980
Bench: Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, P.N. BHAGWATI, V.R. KRISHNA IYER, S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, A.D. KOSHAL (5-judge bench)
Case type: Writ / Constitutional
Acts & sections cited: IPC; CrPC Section 5, 432, 433, 433A; Constitution Article 20(1), 72, 16J, 161

Headnote

RAM ETC. ETC. v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. November 11, 1980 B [Y. v. CHANDRACHUD, C.J., P. N. BHAGWATI, v. R. KRISHNA IYER, c D .S. MURTAZA FAZALALI AND A. D. KOSHAL, JJ.J Prison-Prisoner Le?islatio11 vis-a-vis-Code of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Act ll of 1974)-Section 433A. as introduced Articles 72 and 161-Whetlltr section 433A riolates Article 14 being wh<Jf/y arbitrary and irrational-Whether section 433A lacked legislative competency under the Lists and also comravene .Article 20(1) of the Constitution-Whether the various provisions for ren1issio11s under the Prison Act

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