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Jolly George Varghese v. Bank of Cochin | Judgment | Law on Tips

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Supreme Court of India

Jolly George Varghese v. Bank of Cochin

(1980) 2 SCC 360

Decision date: 1980
Text availability: Summary or case record only
Bench: 2-Judge Bench

Source: landmark_precedents seed

Case summary

No imprisonment for inability to pay debt; poverty is no crime.

Principle

No imprisonment for inability to pay debt; poverty is no crime.

Connected provisions and cases

interpretsThe Constitution of India · Section Article 21

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Judgment text

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Judgment Library/Case record

Supreme Court of India

Jolly George Varghese v. Bank of Cochin

(1980) 2 SCC 360

Decision date: 1980
Text availability: Summary or case record only
Bench: 2-Judge Bench

Source: landmark_precedents seed

Case summary

No imprisonment for inability to pay debt; poverty is no crime.

Principle

No imprisonment for inability to pay debt; poverty is no crime.

Connected provisions and cases

interpretsThe Constitution of India · Section Article 21

Find decisions citing this case →

Judgment text

Full judgment text is not available in this record.