by Lfhri Organization | May 17, 2023 | Indian Courts Judgements
1. Police lock-up or death trap ? Police lawlessness or rule of law ? Police muscle or personal modesty ? Police harassment or human rights ? Yet again a case of custodial death has given rise to myriad hard-touching and soul searching questions. In this country where...
by Lfhri Organization | May 17, 2023 | Indian Courts Judgements
Kadra Pahadiya And Others, Petitioners V. State Of Bihar, Respondent.DATE OF DECISION: 06-05-1981 CITATION(S) : 1982-(069)-AIR -1167 –SC; 1983-(002)-SCC -0104 -SCCONSTITUTION OF INDIA Arts. 21 & 32 — Speedy trial — is a fundamental right implicit in the guarantee...
by Lfhri Organization | May 17, 2023 | Indian Courts Judgements
1. CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Arts. 21 & 14 — Handcuffing of undertrial prisoners while taking them to Court – Without Court’s permission – Undertrials educated persons and Court arrested while staging Dharana for public cause – Deprecated as violative of art. 21 –...
by Lfhri Organization | May 17, 2023 | Indian Courts Judgements
The question, whether an accused who on account of his poverty is unable to afford legal representation for himself in a trial involving possibility of imprisonment imperilling his personal liberty, is entitled to free legal aid at State cost and whether it is...
by Lfhri Organization | May 17, 2023 | Indian Courts Judgements
AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 1661 “Devender Pal Singh v. State N.C.T. of Delhi” = 2002 AIR SCW 1586 Coram : 3 M. B. SHAH, B. N. AGRAWAL AND A. PASAYAT, JJ. Criminal Appeal No. 933 of 2002 with Death Ref. Case (Cri.) No. 2 of 2001*, D/- 22 -3 -2002. Devender Pal Singh,...