Landmark case · Moot Courts, Observation of Trial, Pre-trial Preparations and Internship · Semester 6

Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar

(1980) 1 SCC 81 · Supreme Court of India

Undertrial prisoners cannot be warehoused without a speedy, legally aided trial.

From topic

Fair trial, protection of witnesses and court atmosphere — Unit III, Moot Courts, Observation of Trial, Pre-trial Preparations and Internship.

Related sections:

Constitution of India, 21 — Fair, just and reasonable procedure
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 330–335 — Attendance, examination and protection-related trial process (compare CrPC 273–280)
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 346 — Evidence for prosecution