Supreme Court of India · 2003-04-09
Salim Akhtar @ Mota vs State Of Uttar Pradesh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 4076
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Salim Akhtar @ Mota
- Respondent
- State Of Uttar Pradesh
- Author
- G. P. Mathur
- Bench
- S. Rajendra Babu, G. P. Mathur
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant challenged a conviction under Section 5 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) resulting from a bomb attack on a police picket in Meerut. The Supreme Court examined whether the prosecution had established a conclusive link between the accused and the terrorist act. The Court focused on the sufficiency of evidence and the legal requirements for conviction under special anti-terror legislation.