Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 151 · Decided 1 March 1995
Balwant Singh and Anr v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 151 · [1995] 2 S.C.R. 411
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 266/1985
- Decided
- 1 March 1995
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, FAIZAN UDDIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 124A, 153A
Headnote
SINGH AND ANR. v. STATE OF PUNJAB MARCH 1, 1995 [DR. AS. ANAND AND FAIZAN UDDIN, JJ.) Indian Penal Code, 1860-Sections 124A and 153A-Sedition--Raising slogans casually couple of times by some persons-No reaction from public-Offence u/s 124A or 153A not made out. The appellants who are on the day Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister A B c of India was assassinated. Both appellants raised the slogans together. The D first slogan was raised five or six times, the second two or four times and the third only once or twice. They did not raise any slogans after their arrest.
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