Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 292 · Decided 24 March 2023
Arup Bhuyan v. State of Assam & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 292 · [2023] 8 S.C.R. 496
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 889/2007
- Decided
- 24 March 2023
- Bench
- M.R. SHAH, C.T. RAVIKUMAR, SANJAY KAROL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Reference answered
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(1)(c), 19(4); UAPA Section 10(a)(i), 3, 4
Headnote
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 - ss.10(a)(i), 3 and 4 - s.10(a)(i) provides that where an association is declared unlawful by a notification issued u/s.3 which has become effective under sub-section 3 of that Section, a person who is and continues to be a member shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years and shall also be liable to fine - Whether "active membership" is required to be proven over and above the membership of a banned organization under the UAPA, 1967 - Held: The object and
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