Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. and Others v. Sukhpal Singh Bal Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 1135
Bench B.P. Singh and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 2 September 2005

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We are of the view that the High Court had erred in striking down section l 0(3) as ultra vires articles 14 and 19( l )(g) of the Constitution. "Penalty" is a slippery word and it has to be understood in the context in which it is used in a given statute.

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