Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 380 · Decided 24 September 1998
State of Gujarat and ANR. v. Honble High Court of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 380 · [1998] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 31
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 308/1986
- Decided
- 24 September 1998
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, K.T. THOMAS, D.P. WADHWA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 53; Constitution Article 23, 23(2), 300, 23(1)
Headnote
Constitution of India-Article 23 (/)-Forced labour and Begar­ Meaning of-Words and Phrases. A B ) Cons:itution of India-Article 23 (1)-Forced labour and Begar- C Meaning of-Prisoners convicted for rigorous imprisonment-Labour without consent imposed on by authority of law-Effect of-Whether of­ Prisoners convicted for rigorous imprisonment-Forced to do labour for wages-Whether done for a public purpose-Held, (per Thomas, J.) D imprisonment is for reformative and rehabilitative purpose which is a public purpose. Constitution of India-Article 23-Labour by prisoners
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