Supreme Court of India

Jayendra Vishnu Thakur v. State of Maharahstra and Another

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Reported as [2009] 8 S.C.R. 591

Bench S.B. Sinha and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.

Decided 11 May 2009

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid the impugned order cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 40

From the headnote

PENAL CODE, 1860/EVIDENCE ACT, 18721 TERRORIST AND DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1987: Sections 299133114(5) - Recording of evidence of witness in absence of accused - Relevancy of certain evidence for proving the truth of facts stated therein - Interpretation of. INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES: Any word given in a statutory provision should ordinarily be given the same meaning while construing the other · provisions thereof where the same term has been used. Interpretation of the provisions of Section 299 Cr.P. ., Section 33 of Evidence Act, 1871 and Section 14(5) of TADA relating to

Authorities it was built on

1984 Mohammad Idris and Anr. v. Rustam Jahangir Babuji and Others. cited by 12

Where later benches applied it

2024 Sukhpal Singh v. Nct of Delhi relied on
2023 Arup Bhuyan v. State of Assam & Anr. relied on
2021 A.T. Mydeen and Another v. The Assistant Commissioner, Customs Department relied on
2025 Daljit Singh v. State of Haryana & Anr. referred to
2012 Mohd. Hussain @ Julfikar Ali v. The State (govt. of Nct) Delhi referred to
2014 Vijay Ranglal Chorasiya v. State of Gujarat mentioned
2013 K.S. Panduranga v. State of Karnataka mentioned
2012 Mohammed Ajmal Mohammad Amir Kasab @ Abu Mujahid v. State of Maharashtra mentioned
2010 State of M.P. v. Harishankar Bhagwan Pd. Tripathi mentioned
2019 Atma Ram & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan distinguished

Of those, 3 relied on · 1 distinguished · 2 referred to · 4 mentioned

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