Supreme Court of India

S. Baldev Singh Mann v. S. Gurcharan Singh, Mla and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] 2 S.C.R. 99
Bench J.S. Verma, N.P. Singh and Faizan Uddin JJ.
Decided 5 February 1996

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated above the appeal fails and is hereby E dismissed with costs.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Representation of People Act, 1951-Section 123 r/ws 135- -Conupt Practices-Standard of proof-Strict proof required. Sections 123(8) & 135- -Booth capturing-Offence of-Act of threatening polling agent of a candidate-Whether amounts to conupt practice of booth capturing-Held, No. Representation of the People Conduct of Election Rules, 1961-Rule 9rlnspection of marked copies of electoral rolls and packets of counterfoils of used ballot papers-Prayer f 01~Allegation of booth capturing not estab- lished-Non-compliance of P & High Court Rules-Application for inspec- tion liable to be dismissed. The

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