Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 63 · Decided 12 March 1968
MOHD. Usman v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 63 · [1968] 3 S.C.R. 428
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 134/1965
- Decided
- 12 March 1968
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, J.M. SHELAT, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304A
Headnote
B l11dia11 Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884), s. 5(3)-Minors permitted to enter licensed pre.niises-Punish1nent under "tt•hich cl. of s. 5(3). Explosive Rules, 1940, r. 16-Ji.tinors pernzitted to inter licensed pre· mises-Punislunent under which cl. of s. 5(3). The appellant, a in the manufacture of fireworks thus contravening r. 16 of the Explosives Rules. HELD: Clause (a) of s. 5(3) deals with a person who imports or manufactures in .contravention of tho Rules; cl. (b) deals with a person who 'possesses; uses, sells or transports any explosive in contravention of the
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