Supreme Court of India

Lal Singh Etc. Etc v. State of Gujarat and Anr.

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Reported as [2001] 1 S.C.R. 111

Bench M.B. Shah and S.N. Phukan JJ.

Decided 9 January 2001

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What the Court ordered

We hold that on the basis of interrogation of A I prosecution has proved beyond doubt recovery of large quantities of arms, C ammunitions and explosive substances. (b) Hiring of C-3 Paresh Apartments and purchasing of building 4-A Usman Harun Society stay of Accused No.

Judgment, page 43

From the headnote

Terrorisl and Disruptive Aclivities (Prevention) Ac!, 1987--Section 3(2) u11d 3(3)-0f/ences under-Nature o/-Convil:lion under-Held. un accused rnn be com·icted under Section 3(3) ll'ithout conl'icting any other uccu.W!d under Section 3(2)·-Section 3 ( 3) constitutes an independent ojfi'nce. Section 3-Benefit of doubt-Accused charged with conspiracy to commit terrorist acts-Recove1J· of arms on the hasis of the confessional statement of co-accused-Accused facilitating the activities of the co- accused-Held, presumption of innocence ceases lo ex isl-Accused lo explain the recovelJ'· Section I

Where later benches applied it

2013 Sanjay Dutt (a-117) v. The State of Maharashtra, through Cbi (stf), Bombay relied on
2013 Essa@ Anjum Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, through Stf, Cbi Mumbai, Part-ii relied on
2022 Mohammad Irfan v. State of Karnataka referred to
2016 State of Gujarat & Anr. v. Lal Singh @ Manjit Singh & Ors. referred to
2013 Yakub Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, through Cbi, Bombay referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 3 referred to

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