Supreme Court of India

Mukhtiar Ahmed Ansari v. State (n.c.t. of Delhi)

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Reported as [2005] 3 S.C.R. 797
Bench B.N. Agra Wal and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 21 April 2005

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What the Court ordered

We hold that it is not the requirement under Section 20A(l) to have the prior approval only in writing.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987-Sections 5 & 20A-Arms Act, 1959-Section 25(/ )-Conviction of appellant for consciously possessingfire arms and ammunitions without licence in a"notified area"-Conviction under both TADA and the Arms Act-Propriety of-On facts, held, improper-Proceedings under TADA were vitiated since prior approval of the District Superintendent of Police under S.20A(J) for recording FIR under TADA was not obtained-On merits too, the Designated Court erred in passing conviction-It wrongly placed reliance upon facts of a kidnapping case in which

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to · 1 mentioned

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