Kultar Singh vs Mukhtiar Singh on 17 April, 1964
(6) Considerable argument has also been addressed on the question whether the poster Exhibit P. 22 offends the law of corrupt practices and our attention has been invited by the counsel to two recent decisions of the Supreme Court since reported as Kultar Singh V. Mukhtiar Singh, AIR 1F965 SC 141 and Jagdev Somgj V. Pratap Singh, AIR 1965 SC 183. The appellant's learned counsel has contended that Shri Shamsher Singh Josh being a Sikh, if he had propagated that Sikh if, he had propagated that Sikh religion would be preserved in case he was given votes then the appeal for securing votes was in essence on the basis of religion; it is pointed out that a large number of voters in this constituency were Sikhs. It has further been urged that on the earlier occasion on appeal in the High Court the respondent had conceded that the poster Exhibit P. 22 was hit by S. 123(3) of the Representation of the people Act and that for this reason he is now estopped from urging to the contrary.