| S.No | 161 |
| Diary Number | 28643 / 2008 |
| Case Number | R.P.(Crl.) No.-000301-000301 / 2008 |
| Petitioner Name | Accused X |
| Respondent Name | The State of Maharashtra |
| Petitioner’s Advocate | Shadan Farasat |
| Respondent’s Advocate | Nishant Ramakantrao Katneshwarkar |
| Bench | Hon’ble Justice N.V Ramana Hon’ble Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar Hon’ble Justice Indira Banerjee |
| Judgement By | Hon’ble Justice N.V Ramana |
The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered last month, noted that under the Mental Health Care Act, 2017, there is a statutory right for mentally ill persons to live with dignity.
The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Justice Indira Banerjee observed that Section 20 (1) of the Mental Health Care Act explicitly provides that ‘every person with mental illness shall have a right to live with dignity’.
No.57 – All human beings possess the capacities inherent in their nature even though, because of infancy, disability, or senility, they may not yet, not now, or no longer have the ability to exercise them. When such disability occurs, a person may not be in a position to understand the implications of his actions and the consequence it entails. In this situation, the execution of such a person would lower the majesty of law.
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Case Number: R.P.(Crl.) No.-000301-000301 / 2008.