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Supreme Court of India

12 January 1981

Ujjagar Singh and Another

v
Union of India and Others, Etc

Case No : Writ Petn. No. 976 of 1979

Bench : E.S. Venkataramiah, Y.V. Chandrachud

Citation : 1981 Indlaw SC 141, (1981) Supp SCC 8, (1981) SCC (Cr) 606, AIR 1981 SC 2009A, 1981 CRLJ
1690A

Summary : Criminal - Death of petitioner in jail - Direction to Suptd. of the Ferozepur Central Jail to submit a
written explanation - Death sentence of the other accused set aside as he was only 17 years of age when the
offence was committed - Sentence reduced to life imprisonment - - Writ Petition disposed of accordingly.

The Order of the Court was as follows :

1. Mr. S. K. Bisaria says that the petitioner, Ujjagar Singh a reported to have died while in jail but that no
information is supplied and despite inquiries, as to how and in what circumstances he died.

We direct the Superintendent of the Ferozepur Central Jail to submit a written explanation to this Court
within two weeks from today as regards the circumstances in which Ujjagar Singh died in the Jail. The Writ
Petition may be listed before the Court after two weeks

2. In so far as the other Writ Petitioner is concerned, namely Lal Singh, it is clear from the certificate issued
by the Jail authorities, which Mr. Bisaria has produced before us, that he was only 17 years of age when the
offence was committed. Taking into consideration the extreme young age of the petitioner, we set aside the
sentence of death imposed upon him and sentence him to life imprisonment

3. The Writ Petition shall stand disposed of accordingly in so far as the petitioner Lal Singh is concerned.

Petition disposed of
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