Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 222 · Decided 16 September 1976
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Lalai Singh Yadav
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 222 · [1977] 1 S.C.R. 616
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 291/1971
- Decided
- 16 September 1976
- Bench
- P.N. BHAGWATI, V.R. KRISHNA IYER, S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 295A; CrPC Section 99; Constitution
Headnote
:.E \':i 16 STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH I'. LALAI SINGH YADAV September 16, 1976 [P. N. BHAGWATI, V. R. KRISHNA IYER AND S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, JJ.J Code of Criminal Procedure, S. 99-A-Scope of-Whether 'Stutonent of grounds' a mandatory provision. The appellant Government passed an order under Section book intended to outrage the religious feelings of a class of citizens of India, namely, the Hindus. Thereupon, an application was made by the respondent publisher of the book, under Section 99-C of the Code. to the High Court, which by its special Bench, allowed the application and quashed the
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