Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 31 · Decided 20 February 1973
Santokh Singh v. Delhi Administration
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 31 · [1973] 3 S.C.R. 533
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 197/1972
- Decided
- 20 February 1973
- Bench
- C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM, I.D. DUA, A. ALAGIRISWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 173, 1973; Constitution Article 136, 19(1)(a), 19(2)
Headnote
E F G H SANTOKH SINGH v. DELHI ADMINISTRATION February 20, 1973 533 [A. ALAGIRISWAMJ, I. D. DUA AND C. A. VAIDIALINGAM, JJ.J Constitutwn of India, Article l9(l)(a)-Punjab Security of State Act (No. 12 of 1953)-Sec. 9 whether violates Article 19(1)(a)­ Speech or statement which "tends to can be raised for first time in Supreme Court-Scope of appeal lln special [eave-whether apper/ant can claini adjudicction on n1crits as of right. The appellant was prosecuted under section 9 of the Maintenance of Punjab Security of State Act for addressing a pub­ lic meeting in which
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