Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 371 · Decided 9 September 1994
Sanjay Dutt v. The State Through C.B.I. Bombay
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 371 · [1994] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 263
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 1834/1994
- Decided
- 9 September 1994
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, J.S. VERMA, P.B. SAWANT, B.P. JEEVAN REDDY, N.P. SINGH (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Arms Act
Headnote
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987: A B Section 5--Essential ingredients of and ambit of defence available to C accused-First ingredient-Possession of specified Arms and Ammuni­ tion-Held possession means conscious possession and not mere cus­ todj-Second of law-Third ingredient-Possession of unauthorised arms and . ammunition should be in a notified area-Essence of third ingredient is that D a presumption arises that the weapons were meant for use in terrorist or disruptive act-Held such a presumption is reason¢le and in consonance with
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