Supreme Court · 1957 INSC 32 · Decided 5 April 1957
Ramji Lal Modi v. The State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1957 INSC 32 · [1957] 1 S.C.R. 860
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 252/1956
- Decided
- 5 April 1957
- Bench
- SUDHI RANJAN DAS, SYED JAFFER IMAM, S.K. DAS, P. GOVINDA MENON, A.K. SARKAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 295A; Constitution Article 19, 32
Headnote
Das v. The State of Rajasthan Kapur ]. 1957 April 5. 860 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1957] We would, therefore, allow this appeal, set aside the judgment of the Rajasthan High Court, restore that of the Sessions Judge and order the acquittal of the accused. Appeal allowed. RAMJI LAL MODI v. THE STATE violates freedo1n of speech and express;.011- lndian Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860), s. 295A-Constitm1011 of fodio, Arts. 19(1)(a), J9(2), 25, 26. This \Vas a petition challenging the constitutional validity of s. 29'5.\ of the Jndi;in Penal Code and for quashing the pcfitioner's
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