Justice Vivian Bose (also rendered V. V. N. Bose) (9 June 1891 – 29 November 1983), Judge of the

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, served as the National Commissioner of the Bharat Scouts and Guides from November 1957 to November 1959. Scouting for native Indians was started by Justice Bose,

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, Pandit Hridayanath Kunzru,

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and

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, in 1913. Justice Bose was a member of the

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of the

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from 1947 until 1949. He was also the President of the

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. Justice Bose is known for breaking new ground in law, the significance of which came to be realized in later years. The landmark judgement by Vivian Bose J in Virsa Singh v State of Punjab 958 AIR 465has set an important judicial precedent regarding the applicability of section 300 Thirdly of The Indian Penal Code of 1860. He was married to

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, the author of ''

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'' on 18 December 1930.http://law.incometaxindia.gov.in/Directtaxlaws/act2005/%5B1979%5D118ITR0989(Bom).htm

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1891 births 1983 deaths Justices of the Supreme Court of India Scouting pioneers Scouting and Guiding in India World Scout Committee members 20th-century Indian judges {{India-law-bio-stub