Reviewed case brief
Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration
AIR 1980 SC 1579
The landmark prisoners' rights decision establishing that fundamental rights survive incarceration and that prison conditions must meet Art. 21 standards.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1980
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
Prisoners retain fundamental rights under Art. 21. Rights do not stop at prison gates. Torture, bar fetters, and inhuman conditions are prohibited.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
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