Sikh loses appeal
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AYLESBURY (England)
A court has ruled that Britain’s 250,000 sikhs cannot be exempted from wearing crash helmets if they ride motor-cycles, unless Parliament decides otherwise.
More than 200 Sikhs from all parts of Britain attended Aylesbury Crown Court, Buckinghamshire, where, after an all-day hearing, Balder Singh Chahal, aged 38, lost appeals against three convictions of riding his moped wearing a turban instead of a crash helmet because of his religious beliefs. Costs were ordered against him.
Witnesses, including scholars of the Sikh religion, told the Court that if Sikhs sacrificed their turbans they would be committing an unforgivable sin.
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34100, 12 March 1976, Page 13
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