Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 179 · Decided 5 February 1996
S. Baldev Singh Mann v. S. Gurcharan Singh, Mla and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 179 · [1996] 2 S.C.R. 99
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4616/1994
- Decided
- 5 February 1996
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, N.P. SINGH, FAIZAN UDDIN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Representation of People Act, 1951-Section 123 r/ws 135-A-Conupt Practices-Standard of proof-Strict proof required. A B Sections 123(8) & 135-A-Booth capturing-Offence of-Act of C threatening polling agent of a candidate-Whether amounts to conupt practice of booth capturing-Held, No. copies of electoral rolls and packets of counterfoils of used ballot papers-Prayer f 01~Allegation of booth capturing not estab- D lished-Non-compliance of P & H High Court Rules-Application for inspec- tion liable to be dismissed. The appellant challenged the election of the returned
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