Supreme Court of India · 1954-12-02
BUDHAN CHOUDHRY AND OTHER vs THE STATE OF BIHAR.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1953/1419
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BUDHAN CHOUDHRY AND OTHER
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF BIHAR.
- Bench
- MAHAJAN, MEHAR CHAND (CJ),MUKHERJEA, B.K.,DAS, SUDHI RANJAN,BOSE, VIVIAN,BHAGWATI, N.H. & JAGANNADHADAS, B. & AIYYAR, T.L.VENKATARAMA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that Article 14 of the Constitution does not prohibit reasonable classification for legislative purposes, provided it meets two conditions: (1) the classification must be based on an intelligible differentia distinguishing the grouped individuals from others, and (2) this differentia must have a rational relation to the statute's objective. The Court found that Section 30 of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not violate Article 14, affirming that the Constitution does not guarantee error-free decisions by courts or executive agencies.