Sharma, J.—This is an application by Premi Khem Raj, advocate, the editor of Congress-ka-Khuni-Itihas, under sec. 99-B of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The circumstances giv-ing rise to it are as follows:-

2. Premi Khemraj (who will herein after be referred to as the author in this Judgment) edited a booklet named Congress ka Khuni Itihas in the year 1946 and it was published by Hindu Pustak Bhandar, Jaipur, in December 1946. The Govt. of Jaipur by their order No. 8984/ MB. dated the 9th July 1948, published in the Jaipur Gazette dated the 1st August 1948, prescribed the said booklet as well as another booklet, Punjab-men-Pakistani Gundashahi edited by Gulab Chand Kala, which was also published by Hindu Pustak Bhandar, Jaipur. The order runs as follows:—

"Jaipur, the 9th July 1948.

"Congress Ka Khuni Itihas."

"Punjab Men Pakistani Gundashai."

Whereas the Govt. of Jaipur are satisfied that the circulation within the State of the marginally noted booklet is likely to be prejudicial to communal harmony and consequently to the maintenance of public peace and order in the State, and whereas the Govt. of Jaipur for the aforesaid consideration deem it necessary to prohibit the purchase, tran

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