Supreme Court · 1964 INSC 171 · Decided 19 August 1964
Ranjit D. Udeshi v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1964 INSC 171 · [1965] 1 S.C.R. 65
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 178/1962
- Decided
- 19 August 1964
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.C. SHAH, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 292; Constitution Article 19(1)(a)
Headnote
..... A RANJIT D. UDESHI v. STATE OF MAHARASlffRA A1fgust 19, 1964 65 B (P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, C.J., K. N. WANCHOO, c D E F G M. HIDAYATULLAH, J. C. SHAH AND N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR, JJ.) Constitution of India, 1950, Arts. J.9(1)(a) and 19(2)-lndian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860), s. 292-/f He was convicted under s. 292, Indian Penal Code. Irr his appeal to the Supreme Court he contended that : ( i) the section was void because it violated the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by Art. 19(1) (a) of the Constitution of India, (ii) even if the section was valid, the book
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