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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Before :- P. Sathasivam and R.M. Lodha, JJ.
Criminal Appeal No. 1925 of 2008. D/d. 5.10.2010.

State of Maharashtra - Appellant
Versus
Abu Salem Abdul Kayyum Ansari & Ors. - Respondents

For the Appellant :- Arun Pednekar, Sanjay V. Kharde and Ms. Asha Gopalan Nair, Advocates.
For the Respondent :- Rishi Malhotra, Ms. Mrinmayee Sahu and Shivaji M. Jadhav, Advocates.

JUDGMENT
R.M. Lodha, J. - The question which this Court has to arrive at a conclusion in this criminal appeal preferred by the State of Maharashtra under Section 19 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 ( for short 'TADA Act')