Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 180 · Decided 13 April 1999
State Through SUPDTT. Central Jail, New Delhi v. Charulata Joshi and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 180 · [1999] 2 S.C.R. 605
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 718/1996
- Decided
- 13 April 1999
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(1)(a), 21
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 19(1) (a) and 21-Freedom of press-Interview of an undertrial prisoner inside jail-Grant .of-Held, Court B can grant permission but not mechanically without application of mind­ Competing interest between the right of the press and the right of the C of justice-Permission to be granted subject to the provisions of Ja!l Manual. Respondent-news magazine moved an application before the Additional Sessions Judge seeking permission to interview an under trial prisoner in jail. The said application was allowed. On revisions, High Court
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