Supreme Court of India

Mohd. Jalees Ansari and Others v. Central Bureau of Investigation

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Reported as [2016] 8 S.C.R. 247
Bench Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla and Uday Umesh Lalit JJ.
Decided 11 May 2016

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussions, we hold the B confessions of the accused in the present case to be voluntarily and validly made and under Section 15 ofTADA confession of an accused is admissible against a co-accused as a substantive evidence.

Judgment, page 50

From the headnote

Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987: ss. 3, 4, 5 and 6 - Prosecution under and also under ss. 302, 307, 324, 326 and 436 of !PC; ss. 3 and 4 of Explosive Substance Act, 1908; s.9B of Explosives Act, 1884; ss. !50 and 151 of Railways Act,1989 and s.4 of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984; all rlw s. 120- !PC - Of 16 accused- For serial bomb-blast in different trains - Case registered by CBI - Confessional statements of the accused recorded - Confessions of -1, -5, -8, -9, -JO, -11 and -13 were recorded in crimes other than the present cases - -6 since

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