Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
Section 20: Punishment for being member of terrorist gang or organisation
Any person who is a member of a terrorist gang or a terrorist organisation, which is involved in terrorist act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.]
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 20
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Union of India v. Saleem Khan
Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to accused no.11 and rejecting the same of accused no.20.
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Mohammed Asarudeen v. Union of India & Ors.
Whether the Special Court while dealing with an application under sub-section 2 of s.44 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 made in respect of a large number of witnesses, recorded the satifaction which is…
- Mohd Abdul Rehman v. State NCT of Delhi
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Athar Parwez v. Union of India
Appellant alleged to be an active member of the Popular Front of India (PFI) involved in planning to cause disturbance during the proposed visit of Prime Minister of India to Patna in 2022. Chargesheet filed against the…
- Mohd Ilyas v. Directorate of Enforcement
- Parvez Ahmed v. Directorate of Enforcement
- Abdul Muqeet v. Directorate of Enforcement
- Javed Ali @ Javed v. National Investigation Agency
- Prem Singh Sehrawat v. State (Nct of Delhi)
- State NCT of Delhi v. Syed Anzar Shah
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. National Investigation Agency
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. Ational Investigation Agency
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. National Investigation Agencey
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. National Inestigation Agency
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. National Investigation Agency
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. National Investigation Agency
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. National Investigation Agency
- O.M.A. Salam v. National Investigation Agency
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Jalaluddin Khan v. Union of India
Factors to be taken into consideration, under Section 43D(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, while deciding Bail Applications for offences falling under Chapters IV and VI of the Act.
- Mohsin Ibrahim Sayyed v. National Investigation Agency
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National Investigation Agency New Delhi v. Owais Amin @ Cherry & Ors.
Applicability of Section 196-A of Code of Criminal Procedure SVT., 1989 vis-à-vis the provisions and mandate contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
- Masasasong Ao v. National Iinvestigation Agency
- Ammar Abdul Rahiman v. National Investigation Agency
- Saquib Nisar v. State
- Jamsheed Zahoor Paul v. State of NCT of Delhi
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The State of West Bengal v. Jayeeta Das
Whether the order dated 07.04.2022, whereby the Chief Judge cum City Sessions Court permitted the addition of the offences under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 to the case suffer from any illegality or…
- Suhail Ahmad Thokar v. National Investigation Agency
- Khoiram Ranjit Singh @ Rocky @ Great Macha @ Poerei Meitei v. State (Nia)
- Mohd. Amir Javed v. State (Nct of Delhi)
- Acharya v. State of Maharashtra, (2001) 5 SCC 453 : 2001
- Alemla Jamir v. Nia
- Mohammad Saber v. State of NCT of Delhi
- Jayanta Kumar Ghosh Outdoor Catering Pvt Ltd Now Known As Araha Hospitality Pvt Ltd v. The State of Maharashtra Through Its Additional Chief Secretar & Ors
- Zeeshan Qamar v. State of NCT Delhi
- Ramjhan Gani Palani v. National Investigating Agency and Anr
- Jahir Hak v. The State of Rajasthan
- Waheed-Ur-Rehman Parra v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir
- Thwaha Fasal v. Union of India
- Naser Bin Abu Bakr Yafai v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
- Gautam Navlakha v. National Investigation Agency
- Union of India v. K. A. Najeeb
- Bikramjit Singh v. The State of Punjab
- Asim Shariff v. National Investigation Agency
- Pradeep Ram v. The State of Jharkhand & Anr.
- National Investigation Agency v. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali
- Romila Thapar and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
- Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit v. State of Maharashtra
- State of Maharashtra v. Kamal Ahmed Mohammed Vakil Ansari & Ors.
- Huidrom Konungjao Singh v. State of Manipur & Ors.
- Smt. Pebam Ningol Miko Devi v. State of Manipur and Ors.