Bhartendra Singh vs Ramsahai Pandey And Ors. on 9 July, 1971
AIR 1969 SC 395; Manubhai v. Popatlal. AIR 1969 SC 734 and AIR 1969 SC 851 the question under consideration was not that of the use of cow as a religious symbol. but in each of these cases, there was exhortation to the electors that unless they voted in a particular manner, they would be guilty of committing the sin of 'Gau-Hatva' which amounts to an attempt to induce voters to believe that unless they voted as exhorted they would become the objects of divine displeasure or spiritual censure, falling within the mischief of Section 123(2)(a)(ii) of the Act. The relevant observations of Their Lordships, which I have already referred to above, are as under:--