Supreme Court of India

The State of Gujarat v. Anwar Osman Sumbhaniya and Ors.

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Bench A. M. Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 27 February 2019

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Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987: s.20- (2) – Prior sanction under s.20A(2) – Validity of – By impugned order, Designated Court held that there was no prior sanction under s.20- (2) before taking cognizance of the offence committed by the respondents – Held: Perusal of the subject sanction order showed that it adverted only to the FIR and proposal received from DSP – The noting in the sanction order was indicative of the fact that it was not a sanction to prosecute the accused but at best giving permission to apply the provisions of TADA – Such a sanction cannot be…

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