In W.H. King v. Republic of India (1952), the Supreme Court set aside a conviction under the Bombay…
In WH King v Republic of India (1952), the Court held that "the words of the section must be strictly construed in favour of the subject" and set aside the conviction. A…
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In W.H. King v. Republic of India (1952), the Supreme Court set aside a conviction under the Bombay rent-control law. What did it say about the words of the penal section?
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In WH King v Republic of India (1952), the Court held that "the words of the section must be strictly construed in favour of the subject" and set aside the conviction. A penal provision is not stretched to cover cases not clearly within it. A beneficial construction in favour of tenants is the approach for welfare provisions, not for the penal sections that punish an accused.
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