Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 262 · Decided 17 April 2013
Safi MOHD. v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 262 · [2013] 6 S.C.R. 339
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1954/2009
- Decided
- 17 April 2013
- Bench
- C.K. PRASAD, V. GOPALA GOWDA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
A B Official Secrets Act, 1923 - s.3(1)(c) - Supply of secret information pertaining to Indian Armed Forces to Pakistani C Intelligence - One blue colored diary and a trace map seized on search of house of accused-appellant - Documents seized could affect the integrity and security of India - years - Justification - Held: Justified - Matters under the Official Secrets Act are very D sensitive which require immediate action - On facts, neither the search conducted in the presence of the independent witnesses nor the investigation made by the investigating officer became defective
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