1958 (5) TMI 53

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....s a revision application by one Kishan Narayan, owner of a printing press in Jodhpur, against his conviction under Section 12 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, for a breach of Section 3 of the Act. 2. The only question for determination in this case is whether a leaflet, which has been held by both the courts below to have been printed in the press of the applicant, is a book wi....

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.... his decision is correct. 3. On behalf of the applicant State v. Udit Narain, AIR 1955 All 524 (A), was cited. In that case it was held that a notice announcing holding of a public meeting to oppose the transfer of a Deputy Commissioner was neither a book, nor a paper within the meaning of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867. It was laid down that the word 'paper' was inten....

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....rest. "Treatise" is defined as a literary composition dealing more or less systematically with a definite subject. The leaflet in question is undoubtedly a composition defaming the two persons named in the heading systematically. I am unable to agree that merely because the subject of composition is defamatory it will be taken out of the definition of "treatise". "Literary" merely means occupie....