Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
Section 18B: Punishment for recruiting of any person or persons for terrorist act
Whoever recruits or causes to be recruited any person or persons for commission of a terrorist act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.]
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 18B
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Mohammed Asarudeen v. Union of India & Ors.
Whether the Special Court while dealing with an application under sub-section 2 of s.44 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 made in respect of a large number of witnesses, recorded the satifaction which is…
- Mohd Abdul Rehman v. State NCT of Delhi
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Athar Parwez v. Union of India
Appellant alleged to be an active member of the Popular Front of India (PFI) involved in planning to cause disturbance during the proposed visit of Prime Minister of India to Patna in 2022. Chargesheet filed against the…
- Mohd Ilyas v. Directorate of Enforcement
- Parvez Ahmed v. Directorate of Enforcement
- Abdul Muqeet v. Directorate of Enforcement
- Javed Ali @ Javed v. National Investigation Agency
- Prem Singh Sehrawat v. State (Nct of Delhi)
- State NCT of Delhi v. Syed Anzar Shah
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. National Investigation Agency
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. National Investigation Agency
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. National Investigation Agency
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. Ational Investigation Agency
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. National Investigation Agencey
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. National Inestigation Agency
- Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi v. National Investigation Agency
- O.M.A. Salam v. National Investigation Agency
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Agency Chennai Branch v. Barakathullah etc.
The respondents-accused were arrested for the alleged offences under section 120(b), 153(A), 153(AA) of IPC and Section 13, 17, 18, 18(B), 38 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1957. The High Court…
- Bilal Ahmad Mir Alias Bilal Mir Alias Billa v. National Investigating Agency New Delhi
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The State of West Bengal v. Jayeeta Das
Whether the order dated 07.04.2022, whereby the Chief Judge cum City Sessions Court permitted the addition of the offences under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 to the case suffer from any illegality or…
- Abdul Wahid Sait v. National Investigation Agency
- Suhail Ahmad Thokar v. National Investigation Agency
- Khoiram Ranjit Singh @ Rocky @ Great Macha @ Poerei Meitei v. State (Nia)
- Acharya v. State of Maharashtra, (2001) 5 SCC 453 : 2001
- Mohammad Saber v. State of NCT of Delhi
- Zeeshan Qamar v. State of NCT Delhi
- Ramjhan Gani Palani v. National Investigating Agency and Anr
- Jahir Hak v. The State of Rajasthan
- Naser Bin Abu Bakr Yafai v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
- Gautam Navlakha v. National Investigation Agency
- Union of India v. K. A. Najeeb
- Bikramjit Singh v. The State of Punjab
- Romila Thapar and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.