Supreme Court of India

Sri Baragur Ramachandrappa and Ors. v. State of Karnataka and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 5 S.C.R. 1086
Decided 2 May 2007

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Sections 95 and 96. Farfeiture of certain publications-Novel "Dharmakaarana "- Forfeiture of copies of-Petitioner published a novel entitled "Dharmakaarana" portraying the story of a great saint of the 12th Century narrated in first person, the narrator being the saint himself-The family of the saint consisted of individuals of progressive thought who sought to promote social reform in Hindu society and for that purpose preached that all were equal-The novel was selected by the Karnataka Sahitya Academy for its annul award as the best novel for the year

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