Kanu Biswas vs State Of West Bengal on 3 May, 1972
"7. The question whether a man has only committed a breach
of law and order or has acted in a manner likely to cause a
disturbance of the public order, according to the dictum laid
down in the above case, is a question of degree and the extent
of the reach of the act upon the society. Public order is what
the French call "order publique" and is something more than
ordinary maintenance of law and order. The test to be adopted
in determining whether an act affects law and order or public
order, as laid down in the above case, is: Does it lead to
disturbance of the current of life of the community so as to
amount to a disturbance of the public order or does it affect
merely an individual leaving the tranquillity of the society
undisturbed?"