Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 161 · Decided 1 February 1996
Brij Pal v. State (Delhi Administration)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 161 · [1996] 1 S.C.R. 1143
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 708/1995
- Decided
- 1 February 1996
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
B TADA Act: S.5-f'erson found with unauthorised country made pistol with live cartridges-Absence of independent witnesses-Despite efforts independent C witnesses could not be procured-In the circumstances deposition of police officials not to be discorded-In view of the preswnption in the amt in a notified area and really intended to use it for terrorist or disruptive activities-No evidence by way of rebuttal to such statutory presumption led by accused-Hence conviction and sentence not D inteifered with. Abdula Poochamma v. State of A.P., [1989) Supp. 2 SCC 152, distin­
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