Supreme Court Quashes Gangsters Act Charges After Acquittal in Predicate Offenses: Farhana vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) INSC 118 (19 February 2024)

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Supreme Court Quashes Gangsters Act Charges After Acquittal in Predicate Offenses LEGAL ISSUE: Can proceedings under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 continue if the accused is acquitted in the predicate offenses? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Farhana vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 19 February 2024 Introduction Date […]

Supreme Court Quashes Gangsters Act Charges After Acquittal in Predicate Offenses: Farhana vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) INSC 118 (19 February 2024) Read Post »