Supreme Court of India

Rangku Dutta @ Ranjan Kumar Dutta v. State of Assam

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Reported as [2011] 8 S.C.R. 639
Bench Asok Kumar Ganguly and Deepak Verma JJ.
Decided 20 May 2011

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We hold that it is not the requirement under Section 20-A(1) to have the prior approval only in writing.

Judgment, page 9

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Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 - s.20- (1) - Conviction of appellant-accused by Designated TADA Court - Challenged -on ground of. violation of the provisions contained under s.20( )(1) - Held: The Parliament through s. 20- has clearly manifested its intention to treat the offences under TADA seriously inasmuch as under s,20- (1), notwithstanding anything contained in the CrPC, no information about the commission of an offence under 1ADA o shall even be recorded without the prior approval of the District Superintendent of Police - It is not the requirement under

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