STATE OF MAHARASHTRA vs ABU SALEM ABDUL KAYYUM ANSARI .

The Supreme Court addressed the right of an accused to cross-examine an accomplice who was initially tendered pardon under Section 307 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, but whose pardon was later withdrawn. The Court held that the accused has a right to cross-examine the accomplice as the withdrawal of the pardon affects the evidentiary status of the accomplice's testimony. The judgment clarifies the procedural rights of the accused in criminal trials under the TADA Act and Cr.P.C.