MANZAR SAYEED KHAN & ANR. versus STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR.

MANZAR SAYEED KHAN & ANR. versus STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR.

The Supreme Court clarified its previous order to specify that respondents shall not proceed against the author, publisher, or printer for the offences under sections 153, 153A, and 34 of the IPC based on FIR No. 10 of 2004.

Parties
Appellant: Manzar Sayeed Khan; Appellant: Vinod Hansraj Goyal; Publisher: Oxford University Press, India; Printer: Rashtriya Printing Press, Delhi; Respondent: State of Maharashtra; Respondent: Ravindra Keshavrao Adsure; Respondent: Sushma Suri
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
16 April 2009
Procedural Posture
Criminal Misc. Petition / Clarification/modification of Supreme Court Order
Outcome
clarified previous judgment; petitions disposed
Legal Topics
Clarification of Judgment, Sections 153, 153 a, And 34 IPC, FIR Investigation
Criminal Law Clarification of Judgment Sections 153, 153 A, and 34 IPC FIR Investigation

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Parties

Manzar Sayeed Khan

Appellant

Vinod Hansraj Goyal

Appellant

Oxford University Press, India

Publisher

Rashtriya Printing Press, Delhi

Printer

State of Maharashtra

Respondent

Ravindra Keshavrao Adsure

Respondent

Sushma Suri

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Misc. Petition / Clarification/modification of Supreme Court Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Supreme Court order protects publisher and printer from prosecution along with author under FIR No. 10 of 2004 for offences under IPC sections 153, 153A, and 34

Ratio Decidendi

The Supreme Court clarified its previous order to specify that respondents shall not proceed against the author, publisher, or printer for the offences under sections 153, 153A, and 34 of the IPC based on FIR No. 10 of 2004.

Court Disposition

clarified previous judgment; petitions disposed

Orders

  • Respondents shall not proceed against Professor James W. Laine, the author of the book, Mr. Manzar Sayeed Khan, Publisher of the Book, and Mr. Vinod Hansraj Goyal, Printer of the Book, for offences under Sections 153, 153A and 34 of the IPC in connection with FIR No. 10 of 2004 registered at Deccan Police Station, Pune
  • Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions filed by applicants-appellants stand disposed of