Reviewed case brief
Sheela Barse v. Union of India
AIR 1986 SC 1773
PIL establishing that children must never be detained in adult jails and must be provided with separate reformatory institutions with education and rehabilitation.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1986
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
No child shall be kept in jail or police lockup. Separate homes with education and rehabilitation must be provided for juvenile offenders.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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