Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1218 · Decided 4 December 2007
Harpal Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1218 · [2007] 12 S.C.R. 830
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 548/2007
- Decided
- 4 December 2007
- Bench
- G.P. MATHUR, G.S. SINGHVI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC
Headnote
SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB DECEMBER 4, 2007 [G.P. MATHUR AND G.S. SINGHVI,JJ.] Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987-ss. l 2, 18 and 20A(2)-Designated TADA Court-Jurisdiction of-To take C cognizance of offences under other Acts than the TADA-Held: Designated TADA Court gets Commissioner of Police as required under s.20-A(2) a/TADA, the D Designated TADA Court lacked inherent jurisdiction to try accused­ appellant for offence under TADA-Consequently, it could not have tried him/or offences under any other Act as well viz. the Explosive Substances Act or the
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