Supreme Court of India

Jayawant Dattatray Suryarao v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 54
Bench M.B. Shah and R.P. Sethi JJ.
Decided 5 November 2001

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What the Court ordered

We hold that it was an act of terrorism committed by the accused, this would not be a fit case for imposing death sentence.

Judgment, page 48

From the headnote

Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA) · Indian Penal Code, 1860/Artils Act, 1959-Sections 3(2)(i), (ii), (3), (4) 5 and 6/Sections 212, 1208, . 302 307 r/w Section 34/Section 27-Prosecution under-Prime accused ident(fied by injured eye-witness-Confessional state­ menTs by accused corroborated by confessional statements of other accused anti by statements of prosecution witnesses-Conviction and sentence of death by tlesignated Court- Plea that convic:tion under TADA not just{fi.ed since rhe case was of a gang rivalry-On appec1l, conviction co~firmed-However death

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