Supreme Court of India

Phool Kumari v. Office of the Superintendent Central Jail, Tihar, New Delhi and Anr.

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Reported as [2012] 7 S.C.R. 951
Bench P. Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.
Decided 9 August 2012

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Prisoners: Employment of - Payment of wages - Conviction of appellant u/ss.323, 342, 307 read with s.34, /PC and rigorous imprisonment (RI) for 10 years - Sentence reduced by High Court to 5 years - Appellant remaining in jail from 24.03.2007 to 23.12.2010 i.e., for a period of 3 years and 10 months after grant of remission - During this period, she was allotted work in Medical Inspection (Ml) room as 'Sewadar' (Assistant) for assisting the Doctors in OPD of Jail and also taking care of the cleanliness of the said room till her release - In 2009, claim made by appellant through her husband

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