We The People (An NGO v. The Union of India
Case at a glance
Outcome
Withdrawn
In view of the statement made by the learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn
Provisions considered
- Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 s. 4
- Constitution of India arts. 14, 21
Judgment
Cause title
Counsel for the petitioner :
Shri Vishal Saxena Counsel for Respondent No.1 :
Shri A. Rajasekhar Reddy Counsel for Respondent No.2 : Government Pleader for Home Dated: 30.08.2006 ::
O R D E R::
Operative part
………Respondents Per G.S. SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer:
The Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a direction, order or a writ more appropriately one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the practice of (a) not applying provisions of Section 4 of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 to release poor prisoners on probation of good conduct and (b) insisting only upon furnishing of sureties to sums of monies beyond the powers and financial reach of the accused and without keeping the financial status of the accused in view and thereby effectively forcing poverty stricken inmates languish in jails for their failure to furnish such sureties till their cases in trial/appeal are disposed of or their sentence is served out as being violative of constitutional mandates of equality before law (guaranteed under article 14 of the Constitution of India and right to life (guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India) and therefore ultra vires.
Learned counsel for the petitioner says that his client may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition. In view of the statement made by the learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition as withdrawn, W.P.M.P.No.22600 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ
30.08.2006 G.V. SEETHAPATHY, J
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: In view of the statement made by the learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 — s. 4; Constitution of India — arts. 14, 21.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 30 Aug 2006. The bench was G V SEETHAPATHY.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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