Supreme Court of India · 2020-04-01
RAJA @ AYYAPPAN vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU
- Citation / case number
- SC 2010/2418
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAJA @ AYYAPPAN
- Respondent
- STATE OF TAMIL NADU
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under the TADA Act and IPC for participating in a conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism aimed at achieving separate statehood for Tamil Nadu. The court found sufficient evidence of the appellant's involvement in the formation of a terrorist organization and the planning of bomb attacks on government buildings. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently, affirming the lower court's decision.