Supreme Court of India

Sheela Barse & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [1986] 3 S.C.R. 443
Bench P.N. Bhagwati and C.J. Andranganath Misra JJ.
Decided 5 August 1986

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the petitioner should have access to information and should be permitted to visit jails, children's homes, remand homes, observation homes, borstal schools and all institutions connected 0 with housing of delinquent or destitute children.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950, Art. 144,-Scope of-Duty of the Subordinate Courts/Judicial authorities to comply with the directions of the apex Court explained. Constitution of India, Art 39(f)-Legislation, enactment and en­ forcement of Children's Acts-Constitutional obligation of State­ States to enforce Children's Acts-District Judges to visit jails and see that child prisoners are accorded the benefit of Jail Manual. Children Acts-Children-Legislation for benefit of-Enactment and enforcement by States-Necessity of. The petitioner filed the present petition under Article 32 of the

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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