Supreme Court · 1965 INSC 54 · Decided 2 March 1965
Harbhajan Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1965 INSC 54 · [1965] 3 S.C.R. 235
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 53/1961
- Decided
- 2 March 1965
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, RAGHUBAR DAYAL, V. RAMASWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 449, 500; CrPC Section 342; Evidence Act Section 105
Headnote
Indian Penal Code (Act 45 of 1860) s. 499, Exception Nine­ Scope of. The Government of Punjab issued a press note stating that cer­ tain dailies in the States were publishing false reports alleging the complicity of a Nlinister's son in smuggling, that the allegations vvere made with a should be openly mentioned. In response to that challenge the appellant, who was a public worker, publ'shed a statement in the prei;s, naming the Chief Minister's son as the leader of the emui;­ glers, and as also responsible for a large number of crimes. ~c also requested that the Government
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