LANDMARK CASE
Balwant Singh v. State of Punjab
(1995) 3 SCC 214 · Supreme Court of India · Criminal law
At a glance
- Citation: (1995) 3 SCC 214
- Court: Supreme Court of India
- Area of law: Criminal law
- In one line: No. Casual slogans without any reaction are not sedition.
1 Facts
Slogans were raised after Indira Gandhi's assassination.
2 Issue
Do casual slogans amount to sedition?
3 What the court decided
No. Casual slogans without any reaction are not sedition.
4 Why it matters
Narrowed sedition.
5 Think about it
Why does impact matter?
6 Analyse it yourself
Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.
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