Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-11
Ranjit Singh @ Jita And Ors vs State Of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ranjit Singh @ Jita And Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Punjab
- Author
- H.K. Sema
- Bench
- H.K. Sema
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants challenged their conviction and sentencing under the IPC, the Arms Act, and the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) arising from an encounter in 1989. The designated court had imposed concurrent sentences of rigorous imprisonment for offenses including attempt to murder and TADA violations. The Supreme Court reviewed the judgment of the Additional Judge, Designated Court, Nabha, regarding the evidence and the nature of the incident.