Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 251 · Decided 6 April 1995
SMT. Kewal Pati v. State of U.P and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 251 · [1995] 3 S.C.R. 207
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 1119/1991
- Decided
- 6 April 1995
- Bench
- R.M. SAHAI, S.B. MAJMUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Constitution Article 32
Headnote
B ~- Constitution of India, 1950 : Altic/e ?J. -- Right to life-Deprivation contrary to /aw-Compensation for-Convict undergoing sentence killed by co-accused-Held it is duty of authorities to c ensure safety of convict undergoing sentenc~fe and children of deceased convict held entitled to Pe11al Code, was killed by a co· actused in the jail. The wife and children of the deceased convict filed a writ petition seeking D ~ compensation. Allowing the petition, this Court HELD ! A prisoner does not cease to have bis Constitutional right except to the extent he has been deprived
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