IDRISHAN YAKUBKHAN PATHAN vs STATE OF GUJARAT TR.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal against the Gujarat High Court's dismissal of Criminal Appeal No. 1288 of 2004 under Section 34(1)(4) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2000 (POTA). The Court found that the High Court had confused the case numbers and failed to consider the merits of the appeal related to POTA Case No. 12 of 2003. The matter was remitted to the High Court for fresh consideration without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case.