Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 271 · Decided 20 December 1979
Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 271 · [1980] 2 S.C.R. 557
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1009/1979
- Decided
- 20 December 1979
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, R.S. PATHAK, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
B Consti/1'.l.tion of India 1950, Article 32-Tortune inflicted on. prisoner in jail­ factum of torture brought to notice of court-power and responsibility of CoUrt 'ii to intervene and protect prisoner. Prisons Act 1894, Ss 27, 29 and 61 & Punjab Prison Manual, Paras 41, 47t 49 and C be imposer/. with judicial appraisal of Sesaions Judge-Prison Manual to be; ready reach oj prisoners-visits to jails by vis(tors, official and non-official-keeping of grie1•ance boxes in prisons and remedial ·action on grievances by Sessions fudges-PeP'i0tlical reports to be
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