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Mithu Vs. State of Punjab

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 121, 121-A, 122, 124-A, 125, 128, 130, 131, 132, 194, 222, 225, 232, 238, 255, 300, 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 311, 313, 314, 326, 329, 363-A, 364, 371, 376, 388, 389, 394, 395, 396, 400, 409, 412, 413, 436, 438, 449, 459, 460, 467, 472, 474, 475, 477, 489-A, 489-B, 489-D and 511; Constitution of India - Articles 14 and 21; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1973 - Sections 235(2), 354(3), 397, 397(2) and 427(2)

Reported in : AIR1983SC473; 1983CriLJ811; 1983(1)Crimes957(SC); 1983(1)SCALE331; (1983)2SCC277; [1983]2SCR690

1. The question which arises for consideration in these proceedings is whether Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code infringes the guarantee contained in Article 21 of the Constitution which provides that 'No person shall be...