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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL ORIGINAL/CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No.113 OF2016KAUSHAL KISHOR PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. RESPONDENT(S) WITH SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION @ (DIARY) No.34629 OF2017JUDGMENT V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, J.PRELUDE Said the Tamil PoetPhilosopher Tiruvalluvar of the Tamil Sangam age (31, BCE) in his classic Tirukkural. Emphasizing the importance of sweet speech, he said that the scar left behind by a burn injury may heal, but not the one left behind by an offensive 1 speech. The translation of this verse by G.U. Pope in English reads thus: In flesh by fire inflamed, nature may thoroughly heal the sore; In soul by tongue inflamed, the ulcer healeth never more. A Sanskrit Text contains a piece of advice on what to speak and how to speak. satyam bryt priya bryn na bryt satyam apriyam | priya ca nnta bryd ea dharma santana || The meaning of this verse is: Speak what is true; sp...
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