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Panic, 'panic' is a state of mind or reaction to fear-some or gruesome events or even creating un-reasoning or hysterical fear, often spreading quickly. It is the effect, the cause being due to many situations. What creates panic can also create terror depending upon the acts with which a person is confronted, Ramesh Roy v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1972 SC 1678 (1679): (1972) 3 SCC 829.