Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 507 · Decided 12 April 1996
State of Maharashtra ETC. v. Som Nath Thapa ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 507 · [1996] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 225
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 480/1996
- Decided
- 12 April 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, B.L. HANSARIA, S.C. SEN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120
Headnote
B Indian Penal Code 1860, S. 120 A-<::Jiminul conspiracy~Bombay blasts in which anns and an1111unition and RDX e.lplosives used--(J1arge of con~piracy against nzanber of accused--U!Jiether prosecution 'I-Vas required to show that each accused had to have knowledge of commission of illegal act C could be injen·ed from knowledge when no legitimate use of goods in question exists; Held jiuthe1; since RDX cannot be put lo any legitin1ate use prosecution need not show that a ]JG1ticular unlawful use 1vas intended . Code of Oiminal Procedure 1973, Ss. 227, 228, 239 and 245-Framing
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