Supreme Court of India

Harnam Das v. State of Uttar Pradesh

Neutral citation
Reported as [1962] 2 S.C.R. 487
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 27 April 1961

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

From the headnote

High Court, Powers of-Forfeiture of seditious publications­ Order passed by Government-Application to High Court to set aside order-Grounds of opinion not stated in order- Order, if liable to be set aside-Code of Criminal Procedure, r898 (Act V of r898), SS. 99A, 99B, 99C, 99D. The respondent passed an order under s. 99A of the Code of Criminal Procedure forfeiting two books written by the appel­ lant as in its opinion they contained matter the publication of which was punishable under s. l53A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code. The order did not state the grounds on which the respondent had

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.