Supreme Court of India

State through Superintendent of Police, Cbi/sit Etc. v. Nalini and Ors. Etc. Etc.

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Bench K.T. Thomas, D.P. Wadhwa and Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri JJ.

Decided 11 May 1999

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What the Court ordered

We hold that Nalini (A-1), Santhan (A- 2), Murugan (A-3) and Arivu (A-18) are guilty they do not deserve the extreme penalty.

Judgment, page 384

From the headnote

Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) ACT. 1987: Ss. 15, 21-Evidentiary value of confession recorded by Police Officer under S. 15 against its maker and against co-accused, abettor or Conspirator-Effect of non-obstante clause in S. 15(1)-S. 30 of Evidence Act, whether excluded-Amending Act 43 of J993-Addition of words "or co accused, abettor or conspirator" in S. J 5 (1) and deletion of clauses (c) and (d) of S. 2 J-Effect of-Confession of an accused-Admissibility as a substantive evidence against himself as well as a co-accused, abettor or Conspirator.

Authorities it was built on

1964 Masalti v. State of U. P cited by 89
1955 Willie (william) Slaney v. The State of Madhya Pradesh. cited by 68
1956 Jaswantrai Manilal Akhaney v. The State of Bombay. cited by 17
1999 Suthenthiraraja@ Santhan and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. State through Dsp/cbi, Sit, Chennai Etc. Etc. cited by 8

Where later benches applied it

2025 Manoj Tejraj Jain v. State of Gujarat relied on
2024 P. Manikandan v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors. relied on
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. relied on
2016 Mohd. Jalees Ansari and Others v. Central Bureau of Investigation relied on
2015 Indra Dalal v. State of Haryana relied on
2008 Mohmed Amin @ Amin Choteli Rahim Miyan Shaikh & Anr. v. C.b.i through its Director relied on
2024 Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India & Others referred to
2019 Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr v. Mohd. Parvez Abdul Kayuum Etc referred to
2018 Surinder Kumar Khanna v. Intelligence Officer Directorate of Revenue Intelligence referred to
2016 Somasundaram @ Somu v. State Rep. by Dy. Comm. of Police referred to
2015 Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. referred to
2015 State of J & K v. Wasimahmed Malik@ Hamid and Another referred to
2014 Md. Jamiludin Nasir v. State of West Bengal referred to
2014 Periyasami S/o. Duraisami Novanagar v. State Represented through the Inspector of Police, Q B.ranch Cid, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu referred to
2013 Sanjay Dutt (a-117) v. The State of Maharashtra, through Cbi (stf), Bombay referred to
2013 Yakub Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, through Cbi, Bombay referred to
2011 Mohd. Arif @ Ashfaq v. State of Nct of Delhi referred to
2026 Gopi Chand @ Pappu v. State (nct of Delhi) mentioned
2023 Sajeev v. State of Kerala mentioned
2012 Mohammed Ajmal Mohammad Amir Kasab @ Abu Mujahid v. State of Maharashtra distinguished
2020 Raja @ Ayyappan v. State of Tamil Nadu not applicable

Of those, 6 relied on · 1 distinguished · 11 referred to · 2 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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