Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 1979 SCR (3) 532
AIR 1979 SC 1360
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 1979
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:effect Highlighted plight of undertrial prisoners
Reform in criminal justice system
Strengthened right to legal aid
gptkbp:judge Justice P. N. Bhagwati
gptkbp:petitioner Hussainara Khatoon
gptkbp:principle gptkb:Right_to_speedy_trial
gptkb:Article_21_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Criminal_procedure
Human rights
Legal aid in India
gptkbp:response State of Bihar
gptkbp:subject Undertrial prisoners
gptkbp:type gptkb:Public_Interest_Litigation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Justice_P.N._Bhagwati
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar