Supreme Court of India

Mithu, Etc., Etc. v. State of Punjab Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1983] 2 S.C.R. 690

Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.

Decided 7 April 1983

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that section 303 of Penal Code violates the guarantee of equality contained in Article 14 as also the right conferred by Article 21 of the Constitution that E no person shall be deprived ·of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.

Judgment, page 22

Where later benches applied it

2014 Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2012 State of Punjab v. Dalbir Singh relied on
2026 Anurag Krishna Sinha v. State of Bihar followed
2022 In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences v. In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences followed
2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2022 Manoj Pratap Singh v. The State of Rajasthan referred to
2021 Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors referred to
2018 Joseph Shine v. Union of India referred to
2017 Justice K S Puttaswamy (retd.), and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2015 Sher Singh @ Partapa v. State of Haryana referred to
2014 Mahesh Dhanaji Shinde v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2013 Yakub Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, through Cbi, Bombay referred to
2013 Suresh Kumar Koushal and Another v. Naz Foundation and Others mentioned
2015 Vikram Singh@ Vicky &anr. v. Union of India & Ors. distinguished
2014 Dr. Subramanian Swamy & Ors. v. Raju Thr. Member Juvenile Justice Board & Anr. distinguished

Of those, 2 relied on · 2 followed · 2 distinguished · 8 referred to · 1 mentioned

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