Supreme Court · 1983 INSC 41 · Decided 19 April 1983
Naib Singh v. State of Punjab & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1983 INSC 41 · [1983] 2 S.C.R. 770
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 850/1982
- Decided
- 19 April 1983
- Bench
- V.D. TULZAPURKAR, R.B. MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 55, 53; CrPC Section 433(b), 383, 117, 402, 418
Headnote
.NAIBSINGH v. STATE OF PVNJAB & ORS. April 19, 1983 (V.D. TULZAPURKAR AND R.B. MISRA, JJ.) lndian Penal Code, 1860- s. 302 and 'Secondly' of s. 53 - Prisoner sentenced to 'imprisonment for life' not entitled to be set free after undergoing 14 J ears' rigorous imprisonment unless spec.ific of'imprisonmentfor life' is executabf, in jails within the country. \ Prisoners Act, 1900 - s. 32 - State Governtnents could appoint jails as 'places' for confinenient of prisoners sentenced to transportation for a term or for life. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898-s. 383-and Code of
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