Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 329 · Decided 12 August 2002
Tarun Bora @ Aloka Hazarika v. State of Assam
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 329 · [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 458
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 343/2002
- Decided
- 12 August 2002
- Bench
- B.N. KIRPAL, M.B. SHAH, H.K. SEMA (3-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 365, 3(1), 3(5); Constitution Article 21
Headnote
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities [Prevention) Act, 1987:· Sections 3(J)m 3(2) and 3(5): C Charges under TADA-Conviction under Section 3 (5)-Va/idity of- Held, since Section 3(5) was inserted in TADA subsequent to the commission of the offence, the convict·ion under the said Validity of-Held, the conviction is not tenable in law. Penal Code; Section 365: Conviction without sufficient corroborative evidence-Validity of-Held, E in the area surcharged with insurgency activities witnesses are reluctant to join investigation for fear of reprisal,
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