Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 79 · Decided 16 January 2025
The State of Jharkhand & Others v. Vikash Tiwary @ Bikash Tiwary @ Bikash Nath
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 79 · [2025] 2 S.C.R. 63
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 240/2025
- Decided
- 16 January 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 25; Constitution Article 21; Arms Act
Headnote
Whether the High Court was correct in quashing the order/ memo dated 17.05.2023 issued by the Inspector General of Prisons, Ranchi, Jharkhand, making intra-State transfer of the respondent herein from Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Central Jail, Hazaribagh, within the State of Jharkhand. Prisoners Act, 1900 - s.29 - State Jail Manual, 1925 - Rule 770(b) - The Respondent herein was convicted for offences u/ss.302/120-B/34, 353/34, 341/34 of the Penal Code, 1860; ss.25(1-A), 26/35, 27(2) of the Arms Act,
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