Santosh Kumar Pandey vs State Of U P And 17 Others on 7 May, 2019
The observations by the learned authors to the same effect in the 7th Edn. were relied upon by a Bench of three Judges of this Court in Anirudhsinhji Karansinhji Jadeja v. State of Gujarat20. In that matter the appellant was produced before the Executive Magistrate, Gondal, on the allegation that certain weapons were recovered from him. The provisions of TADA had been invoked. The appellant's application for bail was rejected. A specific point was taken that the DSP had not given prior approval and the invocation of TADA was non est. The DSP, instead of granting prior approval, made a report to the Additional Chief Secretary, and asked for permission to proceed under TADA. The Court in paras 13, 14, 15 has held this to be a clear case of "dictation", and has referred to Wade and Forsyth on Surrender, Abdication and Dictation."