ALOK KUMAR BASU, SOUMITRA PAL, DILIP KUMAR SETH
Sujato Bhadra – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF WEST BENGAL – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. context and intent of the author's book (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. rights and locus standi of the petitioner (Para 6 , 7 , 9) |
| 3. scope of section 95 and forfeiture process (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. constitutionality and requirements of section 295a (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 5. deliberate and malicious intention in section 295a (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 6. understanding malice in legal context (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 7. outraging religious feelings under section 295a (Para 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 8. gender equality and social progression in india (Para 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 9. historical truths in relation to section 295a (Para 33 , 34) |
SETH, J.
1. I have the privilege of going through the judgment prepared by His Lordship the Honble Alok Kumar Basu, J. I fully concur with the view and the reasoning given therein. However, I would like to add a few words of mine in support of the judgment prepared by His Lordship.
2. Before we embark upon deciding the question whether the book "Dwikhandita" written by Taslima Narseen of Bangladesh could be proscribed in India, we may note some of the relevant facts, which require attention for the purpose of answering the question. These are : (1
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