Supreme Court of India

Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration

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Reported as [1980] 2 S.C.R. 557

Bench V.R. Krishna Iyer J.

Decided 20 December 1979

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What the Court ordered

We hold that Prem Chand, the prisoner, has been tortured ille gally and the Superintendent cannot absolve himself from responsibility F even though he may not be directly a party.

Judgment, page 43

From the headnote

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 53--Solitary confinenient, denial of privileges, amenities to prisoners-to 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

Authorities it was built on

1978 Madray Hayawadanrao Hoskot v. State of Maharashtra cited by 32
1965 Dwarkanath, Hindu Undivided Family v. Income-tax Officer, Special Circle, Kanpur Andanr. cited by 15

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2020 Indu Bai & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Ors. referred to
2017 Rakesh Kumar Paul v. State of Assam referred to
2017 Asha Ranjan v. State of Bihar & Ors. referred to
2012 Ayaaubkhan Noorkhan Pathan v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 10 referred to

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