Supreme Court · 1962 INSC 114 · Decided 29 March 1962
State of Bihar v. Mangal Sao
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1962 INSC 114 · [1963] 1 S.C.R. 148
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 222/1960
- Decided
- 29 March 1962
- Bench
- T.L. VENKATARAMA AIYYAR, J.L. KAPUR, K. SUBBA RAO, RAGHUBAR DAYAL (4-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
!9. Subba f1ao J. 148 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1963) STATE OF BIHAR v. l\IANGAL SAO (J. L. KAPUR, K. SOBBA RAO, RAGHUBAR DAYAL and T. L. VENKATARAMA AIYAR, JJ.) Radlo Receiving Set-Keeping ancl using witlwut licence­ lrltether an offence-Indian Telegraph Act, 188.; (13 of 188'5), s. 20. The (17 of 1933). He was convicted of both the offences by the lower courts but the High Court acquitted him of the offence under s. 20 of the Indian Tdegraph Act. On an appeal by the State against the acquittal. Held, that a Radio Receiving Set is a "telegraph'' within the meaning of s. 3 (
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