Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 145 · Decided 30 July 1970
Sapmawia v. Deputy COMMISSIONER. Aijal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 145 · [1971] 1 S.C.R. 690
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 269/1970
- Decided
- 30 July 1970
- Bench
- I.D. DUA (1-judge bench)
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 121; CrPC; Constitution Article 32; UAPA Section 10, 11, 13
Headnote
v. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER. AIJAL July 30, 1970 [f. D. DUA, J.] Constitution of India Article 32-Habeas. corp11s-Co1tu11it111<!nt order neither stating the number of days of co1nnzitnient, nq_r in tern1s authorising the jail authoritie.f to keep the petitioner, nor givinR reasons-Validity. The Court held that th< petition \Vas not maintainable because the petitioner was an undertrial prisoner nwaiting his trial. Accordingly the High Court dismissed th~ plea for a writ of habeas corpus, but directed investigation against the petitioner to be completed within two months. The
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