Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 170 · Decided 15 March 2004
Esher Singh v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 170 · [2004] 2 S.C.R. 1180
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1363/2003
- Decided
- 15 March 2004
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 2(b); Evidence Act; Constitution Article 136; Arms Act Section 27, 5, 6
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Sections l 20A, l 20B and 302-Criminal Procedure Code, 1973--Section 2(b)-Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) C Act, 1987 (TADA)--Sections 3(3), 4, 5, 6 and 15-Appellant was involved in giving provocative speeches for formation of Khalistan and inciting violence of deceased under IPC and TADA-Prosecution relied on confession statement of one of the accused, who died without facing trial, in convicting the appellant-Designated Court convicted only the appellant D under section 4 of TADA for making provocative speeches and acquitted the appellant and
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