Unlawful Activities Prevention Act:
"17. Punishment of raising funds for terrorist Act.--
Punishment for raising funds for terrorist act. --Whoever,
in India ... knowingly facilitates the commission of, a
terrorist act or any act preparatory to the commission of a
terrorist act, shall be punishable with imprisonment
conspiracy alleged is to inter
alia commit terrorist acts or to commit preparatory
acts towards terrorist acts to threaten the unity,
integrity, security or sovereignty ... aiding
and abetting each other to commit terrorist acts or acts
preparatory to terrorist acts in or around Mumbai by
use of bombs, dynamites, other
Act; (f) to bring the juvenile law in
conformity with the convention of the United Nations on the Rights of the
Child under the Act ... features of the POTA.
Its earlier incarnation was the Terrorists and Disruptive
Activities (Prevention) Act, 1985 (TADA for short). It was passed in the year
other offence and pass any sentence or
award punishment authorised by this Act or, as the
case may be, under such other law."
(Emphasis ... knowingly facilitates the
commission of, a terrorist act or any act preparatory to the
commission of a terrorist act, shall be punishable with
imprisonment
provisions of the act against the Accused
No.8.
(7) Section 20-A was inserted into the Act by Amendment
Act ... terrorist activities. At the
same time, it is of paramount importance that innocent
people should not be hauled up as terrorists under the Act
subjecting
Act can take steps
regarding entry, search, seizure and arrest. Hence, search
and arrest under section 41 and 42 of the NDPS Act under ... sections of
P.C. Act & Ss. 10A & 11 of 1955 Act vary. These judgments
under P.C. Act do not constitute valid precedents
provisions of Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme,
1997 of the Finance Act, 1997 . Section 78 of which is as under:
" 78. Scheme ... Indian Penal Code, the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 , the Terrorists and Disruptive
Activities (Prevention ) Act, 1987, the Prevention of Corruption Act
case arising out of
an offence under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act of
1985 and 1987 or the TADA Act . In that context
State of Maharashtra9 which was a case under the Terrorist and Disruptive
Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 .
36. While dealing with this common stance, the Constitution
case under the provisions of Section 20 of Terrorist and Disruptive
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Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987, this Court considered the issue as to
whether
