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Virendra vs The State Of Punjab And Another(And ... on 6 September, 1957

(17) Similarly in Virendra v. State of Punjab, , it was held that the expression "in the interests of" in Arts. 19(2) and 19(6) of the Constitution makes the protection they afford very wide and although free propagation and interchange of views are ordinarily in social interest, in public order is greater and the imposition of reasonable restrctions on the freedom of speech and expression becomes imperative. It was there held that regard being had to the surrounding circumstances in which the impugned Act was passed, its object, the extent and urgency of the evil it sought to remedy, and the enormous power wielded by the Press, with modern facilities of quick circulation, and the consequence that any abuse of it might lead to, the restrictions imposed by the impugned Act, viz., The Punjab Special Powers (Press) Act, 1956, should be held to be resonable restrictions under the Article.
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