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SP.
BHARUCHA,
J.(
forh
ims
elfa
ndMo
hapa
tra
,J.
)
:

 Thebo r
derbetweentheS t
atesofK a
rnatak
aa ndTa milNadurunsthro
ug hmountai
nousfor
est.Onabout
16,
000a c
resofthisfor
estland,
hal
finK a
rnata
k aandha l
finTamilNadu
, amann a
me dVeera
ppanhashel
d
swayf o
rmorethan10years.
Heisall
egedtohavepoachedeleph
antsandsmu gg
ledoutiv
o r
yandsand
alwoo
d
inaverybigway.Heisall
egedtobeguil
tyofthemo s
th eino
uscri
me s
,incl
udingthemurdero
f119perso
ns,
amongthempoli
cea n
df o
restoffi
cers
,andkidn
a pp
ing.Taskforc
ess e
tu pb ytheStatesofKar
natakaan
d
TamilNadufo
rt h
ep ur
posehavebeenuna
bletoapprehendhimandbrin
ghimt ojust
icefor10yea
rs.

 Onth eni
ghtof30-7
-2000,bet
we en20:
45and21:1
0hours
,Veerappanabduc
tedf r
omGa j
anoorafil
ma c
tor
namedRa jku
mar,wh oi sver
ypo pul
arinKarnataka
,andt hr
eeo the
rs,namely,Govi
ndraj
,wh oisthe
so
n -
in-l
awofRa jku
ma r,Nag
esh,whoisar e
lativ
eo fRajkumar,a
ndNa gappa,whoisanAs si
stan
tF i
lm
Di
r ecto
r.Asoft oday,Rajku
ma randNageshremaininVeerappan’
scustody
.Na ga
ppai ssai
dt ohave
escapedandGovin
drajwa srel
easedbyVeerappan.
Gajano
orisat owninTamilNaduclo
set oth
eb or
der
withKarna
taka.

 On8-7-1
999theDi r
ectorGe neralofPoli
ceoftheStateo fK arn
atakahadinfor
me dtheInspec
torGene r
al
ofPo l
ic
eo ftheStateo fTa milNaduthatithadbeenreliablylea
rntthatVeerappani n
tendedtokidnap
Ra j
kumard ur
ingthelat ter
’sv is
ittoh i
sf a
rmhouseinGa janoorandhadr eque
steda dequ
ates e
curity
arran
gementsforRa jk
uma rwh eneve
rhev i
sit
edGajanoor.Therecordbefo
reusrevealsthatRajku
ma rdid
notwantp o
li
cep ro
tectionandc on
sider
edthep r
esenc
eo ft hepoli
ceap r
oble
m.Heh adv i
si
tedGajanooron
22-6-
2000b utnoinforma t
ioni nthi
sb eh
alfhadb eenintimatedt othepoli
cea uth
oriti
esa tGajanoor
;
however,th
eyh adcomet oknowo fhispresenc
ea n
dh adma des ec
urit
ya r
rangements.Noinf
ormati
onh ad
beenrecei
vedinr eg
ardt oth evisi
tofRa jku
ma rtoGajanooron2 8-
7-200
0,andt he
yh adnotlear
nto fit
unti
lafterthekidn
ap.

 Att h
et i
meo ft hek i
dnappi
ng,Ve e
rappanhand
e dovertoRajku
ma r’
swi fea naudiocas
settetob e
del
iveredt otheChie
fMi nis
teroft heStateofKarna
taka.
Theaudi
oc asset
tere q
uiredth
athes endan
emis
sar ytoVeerappan.On31
-7-
2000t heChi
efMinis
tersofth
eStat
eso fKarnat
akaa n
dTamilNadumetin
Chen
na ianddecid
edt osendasane mis
saryoneGopal
,hehavi
ngs
erveda sanemissar
ywh en
,on12-7
-199
7,
Veerappanh a
dk i
dnappednin
ef or
estoffic
ersoftheStat
eofKar
natakaa n
dheh adobta
ine
dt h
eirrel
ease
the
rea fte
r.

 On1-8
-2 00
0,Gopall
eftonhisfi
rstmis
sio
ntomeetVeerappanintheforestal
ongwithtwomembersofh
is
st
a f
fa ndav i
deogr
apher.On5-8-
2000Gopalsen
ta naudiocass
ettet oC h
ennaiwhic
h,inthevoic
esof
Veerappanandanassoc
iate,se
to u
ttend e
mandsfortherel
ea s
eo fRa j
kumar.Onthenextday,th
atis
,
6-
8-2000,theChi
efMinister
soft h
eS ta
tesofKarn
a t
akaa n
dTa milNadume tinChennait
od i
scus
sthe
demandsandthei
rres
ponsesweremadepubl
ica
tap r
essconfer
enceheldonthatver
yd ay.

Thetendemandsandtheres
pons
esther
eto,a
srel
easedtothepr
e s
s,areasfo
ll
ows:
Demand:1.Per
ma n
entsol
uti
onfortheCau
verywate
ri s
sueandimple
me n
tati
onofthei
nter
imor
der
softh
e
Cauv
eryTribunal
.
Response:
Forimpl
ementa
tiono
ftheint
eri
mo r
der
s,th
eC au
veryRiverWa t
erAuth
ori
tyhasb
eens
etupu
nder
th
ec h
airmansh
ipofthePri
meMinis
ter.

De
ma n
d2:Ad
equa
teco
mp e
nsat
ionforTami
lvi
cti
mso
f1991r
iots
.
Res
ponse
:Ka
rna
takaha
sc o
nst
itut
edt h
eC au
ver
yRiot
sRelie
fAut
hor
itya
sdi
rec
tedb
yth
eSu
pre
meC
our
t.
Abou
t10,
000c
lai
msh
aveb
eenr
ece
ive
d.Th
eti
me-
li
mitf
orc
omp
let
iono
fth
ewo
rkh
asb
eene
xte
nde
dupt
o
31
-5-
200
1.

Demand3:Kar
natak
aGo v
ernmentsh
oul
da cc
eptTamil
asaddi
tio
nal
lang
uageofadmi
nis
tra
tion
.
Respo
ns e
:Asp ert h
eGOII n
stru
cti
o n
s,Karnat
akahasiss
uedorderson20-5-
1999tha
twh e
rel i
ngu
isti
c
mi
nori
tiescons
tit
utemo r
et h
an15pe rcentofthepop
ula
tion
,Gove
rnmentno
tice
s,Ord
ersandru
lesshal
lbe
i
ssue
di nthel
angu
ageoftheminor
iti
esaswe l
l.

Demand4:Unvei
lin
gofTiru
vall
uvarst
atueatBanga
lor
e.
Resp
onse:S t
atueso fTir
uval
luvarandS a
rvaj
nawillbeins
tal
le
dan
dun
vei
leda
tBa
nga
lor
ean
dCh
enn
ai
re
specti
velywiththepar
tic
ipati
onofboththeC
hiefMin
ist
ers
.

Demand5 :Vac
atio
no fs
tayis
sue
db yHighCour
ta g
ainstJust
iceSatha
siv
amC o
mmiss
iontoi
nqui
rei
ntoth
e
atr
ocit
iesbythetaskfo
rce
softhetwoStates
.Compens
atio
nfo rv
ict
imsandp
unish
mentfo
rthos
ehel
dgui
lt
y
bytheCommiss
ion.
Respons
e: K
arna
takaGov
ernme
ntwil
ltak
es t
epstohavethestayvac
ated.

De
ma n
d6:In
noc
entper
son
slangu
ish
ingi
nKarn
atakaJai
lss
houl
dberel
eas
ed.
Res
ponse
:TADAcha
rgeswil
lbedro
ppedimmedi
atel
yfaci
li
tat
ingr
ele
aseoft
hep
ris
one
rs.

De
ma n
d7:Co
mpens
atio
nforth
efami
li
esofni
nedal
it
skil
le
dinKarn
atak
a.
Res
ponse
:Wil
lbeco
nsi
der
e df
avo
ura
blya
f t
erco
ll
ecti
ngpart
icu
lar
s.

Demand8:Mi
nimumpr
ocu
rementpri
ceofRs15perkgf
orteale
avesgr
owninth
eNilg
iri
s.
Resp
onse:As eri
esofste
pst a
kenb ytheCentr
alandtheSta
t eGov
ernment
sh a
sa l
rea
dyb
rou
ghta
bou
t
su
bstant
iali
ncre
asei
nthepri
ceofteale
avesf
romRs4.50toRs9.
50

De
ma n
d9:Fi
veper
sonsno
winTami
lNa
dupri
son
ssh
oul
dber
ele
ase
d.
Res
ponse
:Will
becon
sid
eredf
avou
rab
ly.

De
man
d10
:Mi
nimu
mda
ilywa
geo
fRs1
50f
orc
off
eea
ndt
eae
sta
tewo
rke
rsi
nTa
mil
Nad
uan
dKa
rna
tak
a.

Res
pon
se:Est
a t
ework
ersi
nTami
lNadugetami
nimu
mwa g
eofRs7 4.
62,
inc
lus
iveo
fv ar
iou
sal
lo
wan
cest
he
wa
gesadduptoRs1
39perd
ay.
Fur
the
rinc
reas
eth
roughn
ego
tia
tio
nswoul
dals
obecon
sid
ered.
”

On11-8
-2000Gopalre
turnedt oChen
naiwithawr i
ttenmessag
ea ndavideocas
settetha
tc o
ntai
neda n
ela
borati
onoftwoearl
ierdemandsan
dt wone
wd emand
s.Th
ee l
abor
atio
nrel
atedtothere
lea
seofpris
oners
intheStateofKar
natak
a ,
wh i
chwasreite
rated
,andthepaymen
tofc o
mpensa
tio
nb a
sedontheSat
hasiv
am
Commis
sionRepor
t.Th
en ewdemandsandther
espons
esther
etowereasfol
lo
ws:

Addi
tio
na l
De mand1:
Tamils
houl
dbethecompu
lsor
yme d
iumofinst
ruct
iontil
lSt
andar
d10inTami
lNadu
.Ta
mil
sh
oul
dbed ecl
aredanoffi
ci
all
angua
ge.
Respo
nse:TheGovernme
ntmovetomakeTami
lthemediumofins
truc
tio
nt i
llS
tanda
rd5hasbee
nstay
edbythe
Hi
ghCourtandanappealh
asbeenpre
ferr
edintheSup
remeC o
urt.

Add
iti
onal
Deman
d2:
Comp
ens
ati
ono
fRs1
0la
khse
achf
ori
nno
cen
tra
pev
ict
imso
fVa
cha
thia
ndC
hin
namp
ath
i
i
nTamil
Nadu.

Re
spo
nse
:Co
mpe
nsa
tio
nha
sal
rea
dyb
eenp
aido
nra
tesd
ete
rmi
nedb
yco
urt
/co
mmi
ssi
on.
”

 On1
0-8
-20
00anappl
ic
ati
onwasfi
ledbyth
eSpec
ialPubl
icPr
ose
cuto
runde
rt h
ep r
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ialCas
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4,1
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5,
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inghear
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efiledunderthepr
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rror
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rupt
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ucedinexten
so:

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1
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appa nalo
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do therpol
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b
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appanont heinformationfurni
s h
edb yth einfor
mantK amalaNaika,whoalsod i
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ltedinthekill
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ringothersanddamagingthev ehi
cl
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iss
ubmit
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u s
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ilhav
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trepeate
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vedthemsel
vesinanysimil
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ence
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rec
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earea.

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atinordertorestor
et h
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pleli
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ginthebor
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rgesun
derth
eoffen
cesoftheprovi
si
on
pu
nish
ableund
e rSecti
ons3,4a
nd5ofTADA.

 Thatthetria
lregard
ingothe
roffenc
e sar
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gcont
inu
edandthech
argesun
dertheArmsActandthe
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tance
sAc t,
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tainexten
tcove
rthepro
vis
ion
sofSec
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s3a nd4ofTADA.The
refo
re,
noinj
ustic
ewo ul
dbec a
usediftheProse
cuto
rwith
drawsth
ec h
arg
esfortheoffe
ncespun
ish
abl
eunder
Secti
ons3,4and5oftheTADAAc t.

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atasamatte
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ntr
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lybyt
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ortheoff
enc
espun
ish
abl
eunderSec
tion
s3,4
an
d5oftheTADAAct.

 Thatinthela
rgeri
ntere
stoftheStateandinor
dertoavoi
danyun
ple
asan
tsituat
ioni
nthebo
rde
rarea,i
t
isnec
e s
sarytowithd
rawfromprose
cutio
noft h
echarge
su n
derSe
cti
ons3,
4a nd5oftheTADAAct.I
tis
sub
mittedb ytheProsec
utortha
tn oinju
stic
ewo u
ldbec aus
edtotheStat
eb ywithd
rawi
ngfro
mt he
pro
secutio
n,theof
fence
sp u
nis
habl
eu n
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mittedbytheProsec
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aga
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cus
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dt heca
sema ybewithd
rawnfromt heDesi
gna
tedCourtandbetran
sfer
redtot
he
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gularSess
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rthecon
tin
uanceo
fthetri
alfortheoth
erof
fence
sinthein
ter
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sti
ce.
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Veer
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ciat
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.Th
ea pp
ell
ant
’sst
ate
mento
fo p
pos
iti
onre
ferr
edtoth
ea bd
uct
iono
fRa jku
mar
a
nda
ll
ege
d:

 tha
t,c o
n s
equentther
eupon,theGove
r n
mentoftheStat
eo fKar
natakahadyiel
dedtothedema
n d
sof
Veerappana ndhadissu
e dnoti
fic
ati
o n
sthatitwouldwith
drawa l
lcasesag
ains
tVe er
appa
na ndhis
ass
ociates,a
ndt h
ishadbeenwidel
ypu b
li
ci
sedbythemedi
a.Thest
atementofoppo
sit
ionsu
bmi
ttedtha
t
nocog
e ntreas
onshadbeengiv
enforthedec
isi
ontod
roptheTADAcases.

 th
atitwa st
hedutyoftheSp
ecialPubli
cProse
cutortoinf
ormt h
ecourtofthereaso
nspr
omptingh
imt o
wit
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ep ro
sec
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do ft hec ou
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riseits
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fo fthesereason
s.TheSpecia
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secuto
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to foppo
siti
onbyconten
dingtha
tallcas
esagain
stVeer
appanandhis
as
soci
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tbein
gwithdr
awn ,
andtheywouldbepros
ecuted.
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efore
,deni
edth
es u
bmiss
ionin
th
es ta
tementofopp
osit
iont
hatt heGovern
mento ftheStateofKarn
a t
akahadyiel
dedtobla
ckmai
lby
Veera
ppan.

TheSpec
ialPubl
icProse
cuto
r’sapp
lic
atio
nwasmadewhe
nt het
ria
lofth
ecas
estowhi
chitr
elat
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n
pr
ogre
ssandt h
eevide
nceof51witne
sseshadb
eenr
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rded.
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ialh
adb
eeng
oin
gonu
ntil
30-
7-2
000,
onth
e
ni
ghto
fwh ic
hRa j
kumarwasabdu
cted.

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actsfr
omt h
eOr dero
ft heSpeci
alJudg
eDe s
ignat
edonth
eAppl i
cat
ionoftheSpeci
alPub
lic
Pros
ec u
tor:
ThePr i
nci
palDis
tri
ctandSessi
onsJudge,Myso
re,wastheSpeci
alJu
dgedesign
atedforth
etr i
alofTADA
of
fences.(
Heisnowrefer
redtoas“thelear
nedJudge
”.)
On19-8
-2000t
helea
r n
edJudgepas
sedontheSpec
ial
Publ
icPr o
secu
tor’
sappl
ic
ationtheorde
rt hati
simpugnedi
nt hes
eappe
als.Hesetoutinpar
a s2to6t h
e
deta
ilsofthecas
esbef
orehim,t
hus:

Para2.TheS peci
al CasesNos.44o f1994,1
1of1 9
97a n
d3o f1 9
98ariseouto fachargesh
eeti nC r
imeNo .70of
1992ofRa map u
raPo li
ceS ta
t i
ona ga
instVeerappanando thersforo ff
e nce
sunderS ect
ions1431 47, 1
48,341,
342,120-
B,3 26,307,302,396r eadwi t
hS ecti
on149I PC,S ectio
ns3 ,4a nd5o ft h
eI ndi
anExpl osi
vesAc t,
Secti
ons3a nd25o ftheAr msActa ndalsounde
rS ec
tions3,4a nd5o ftheTe rr
ori
sta ndDisruptiveAc ti
viti
es
(Prev
ention)Act,all
e g
ingthato ntheaf te
rnoonof14-8-1
9 92,Veerappana ndhi
sa ss
ociate
sh a dattackedthe
thenSuperintende
n tofPo li
ce,My sore
,S hr
iHa ri
kri
shnaa n dthet henS ub
-In
spectorofPo liceS hriShakeel
Ahameda n
do the
rpo li
cepe rson
n el
s,wh ohadbeentheret on abVe erappana n
dint hee ncounter,sixpoli
ce
perso
nnelwe rekil
ledandma nyoft hemwe reinj
uredandv ehicl
eswe reda mage
da ndthewe aponsa ndwirel
e s
s
setbel
ongi
n gtothePo li
ceDe partmentwe r
et a
kenawa y.Thec har
ge-sheethadbeenlai
da gai
ns t168pe r
sons
,of
them30accuseda r
ei ncust
o d
ya nd45a r
eo nbaila
ndresto ft he
ma reshowna sabs
condi
n g
.

Para3:TheS pec
ial Cas
esNo s.
63o f1994,13of1997and2 0of19 98ari
seou to
fac h
argesheetfil
edinCrimeNo .
41o f1992o fRa mapuraPo l
iceS t
ationa gai
nstVe erappana nd1 6
2o thersal
legi
n gt h
ato nthen ig
hto f
19/
20 -
5-1
99 2
,thea ccus
edh adattackedRa mpuraPoli
ceS tati
ona ndcausedthedeatho ffivepol
icepersonn
el
andcausedinju
riest ooth
erpo l
icestaff ,
ther
e b
yt h
ea ccusedar esai
dtoh aveco
mmit tedoffenc
espunish
a b
le
underSection
s3 02,307,324,326,396r eadwithSecti
o n149I PC,Sections3and25o ft heIndi
anAr msAc t
,
Secti
ons3 ,4a nd5o ftheTer rori
sta ndDisrupti
veAc ti
vities(Preventi
on)Act.Oft hes a
ida c
cused,46
accu
sedareo nbailand30accusedareinc us
todyandrestofth e
mh a
veb e
e nsh
owntob eabscond
ing.

Para4:TheS pec
ialCasesNos.66of1994,14of19 9
7a nd21of1998a r
iseoutofacharges
heetsubmittedbyM.M.
Hil
lsPolic
ei nCrl.No.12of1 993all
egingthatt heaccusedhada ttac
k e
dpo l
iceperso
nnelon2 4-5-
1993near
RangaswamyVo dduo nM.MHi l
lsTal
abettaRo ad,near18/28S:Curveandint h
ea tta
cktheS u
pe ri
ntenden
to f
Pol
iceS hr
iGo pa
lHo surandh i
sd r
iverRa v
iwe reinjure
da ndsixpo l
iceperso
nnelwerekil
ledan dfourpol
ice
perso
n n
elwe r
einjuredandth e
rebyt h
ea cc
useda r
es ai
dtoh avecommittedoffenc
espuni
shabl
eu nderSecti
ons
143,148,120-
B,341 ,353,395,302,109,114rea dwithS ecti
on1 49IPC,S ec
tions3,4a nd5o ftheI n
dian
Explo
s i
vesAc t,
Sec ti
ons3a nd25o ftheIndi
a nAr msActa n
da l
sou nderSecti
ons3,4and5o ft heTerror
ist
andDisruptiv
eAc tiviti
es(Preventio
n)Act.Thec har
ge-shee
th asbeens u
bmittedagai
nst98accusedpersons
.
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hem,
7ac
cus
eda
reo
nba
il,
26a
ccu
seda
rei
ncu
sto
dya
ndo
the
rsa
res
hownt
obea
bsc
ond
ing
.

Para5:TheSpeci
al Ca s
e sNos.67o f1994,12of1 997and19o f1998ari
seoutofac h
argeshe
ets u
bmittedbyM.M.
Hil
lsPol
iceagai
nst1 43a ccusedp ersonsall
egin
gt hato n9-4-199
3a tSore
kayeeMa dutheaccu
sedhada tt
acked
andkil
le
d2 2perso
n sb elon
gingt obotht h
ePo l
iceandF orestDepartmentandth
eirinfo
rmantsbyplan
tingbombs
intheforestareao fPa l
ara ndt herebyt heaccuseda res a
idt ohavecommit
tedo ffen
cespunish
ableunder
Secti
ons143,1
47,148 ,341,342,120-B,324,326,307,302an d396readwithSect
ion149IPC,Secti
ons3a n
d25o f
theArmsAc t,S
ectio ns3 ,
4a n d5o fth eIndi
anExpl osivesSubstanc
esAc tan
da l
soSectio
ns3 ,
4a nd5o fthe
Terror
istandDisru ptiveAc tivit
ies( Preventi
o n
)Ac t.Oft he143accusedper
sons,1
7a cc
usedareo nbail
,33
accus
edareincust
o d yandre stoft hema r
es ho
wnt ob eab s
condi
ng.

Para6 :TheSpecialCasesNos.
119o f1995and79o f199
9a r
iseoutofacha r
ge-
sheetsub
mitt
e dbyRamapura
Pol
iceinC rlNo.5of1994a g
ains
t1 7accus
edp er
sonsal
legi
ngthaton17
-1-
1994atC h
angad
iForest
,theacc
used
hadat t
a c
keds t
a f
fo fspeci
altaskf or
ceandinformant
soft hePol
ic
ea ndFores
tDe p
artmentandkil
l
ingone
pol
icep ers
o n
nelandoneg u
nmana ndthereb
yt heaccu
sedaresaidtohavecommitt
edoffenc
esu nd
erSecti
ons
143,147,148,326,307,302readwi thSectio
n1 49IPC,Secti
ons3a n
d2 5o ftheIndi
anArmsAc tanda l
so
Secti
o n
s3 ,
4a nd5o ftheTerro
rista n
dDisrupti
veActivi
ties(
Prevent
ion)Act.

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rnedJudgethenno t
edtha
tt h
et r
ialhadbe g
u nandma nyma teri
alwitn
esseshadbee
ne xamine
d.He
refe
rredtothepleadi
ngsinth
eappli
catio
nb eforehima n
dt heargume n
tsoftheSpeci
alPubl
icPr o
sec
utor
;
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hereisnot err
ori
sta c
tivi
tyint hea rea.Thei n
st a
nta ppl
icati
onhasbeenfiledwithan
in
tenti
ont omain
tainpea c
eandtranqui
ll
ity.Heh asnotb eendirectedbytheS ta
te.Iti
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cati
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ncl
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mited.I
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sorypowero verth eactio
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licProsecu t
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rtwa s
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ceo fj u
st i
ce,thatt heper miss
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aneoustothei nterestofjusti
ce.Permissiontowi th
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tedifthecourt
wassatisfi
edo nthema t
er ial
spl ac
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tice
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ly,withanu lt
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no fthelaw,
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ganswer ed uty-b
oundtof ur
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nedJudg estatedthati
twa ssee
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a lonrec
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rori
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tyh adnotbeen
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cedre c
entl
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te n
tionoft heS pecialPubli
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Prosec
utorthat,sincetheTADAAc thadb eenwithdr
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ionshoul
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anted.Thel e
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Judgenotedthatith adbeenmenti
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es ta
temento fobjec
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nst ha
tRa jkumarhadb eena bdu
cted
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mea ccusedb ef
orehim;assuch,hesaidthathewo u
ldhavet otaken oti
ceoft hisaspect.He
mentio
nedthatth etrial
ofoneofthespecialca
sesinvo
lvedintheappli
cationhadbeenpo s
tedf orheari
ng
on30-7-
2000but, onacco
untofthechan
geds it
uatio
n,hehadf el
t“thattherewa salik
eli
hoodo fdangerto
theperso
no faccused,whoarei
nc us
tody,iftheyarein
sistedtobep ro
ducedb efor
et h
ec ourtonthesa i
d
hear
ingda t
es”
.Th el ea
rnedJudgestatedt h
ath ewass a
t i
sfiedthattheS pecia
lPu bl
icProsecutorhad
appl
iedhismin
di nf i
li
ngtheappl
ica
tion
.

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ndsandci
rcumstan
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e dbytheSpeci
alPubl
icPros
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tor,h
ewa ssa
tis
fied
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ma t
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alspl
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tha
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ty-
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therandmain
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geobs
erve
dt ha
tthin
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ugh
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ec as
ea ga
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enc
eswo u
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rdin
gly,
thelearne
dJu dgeall
owedtheappli
cati
on,acc
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ngconse
nttowithd
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echargesre
lati
ng
tooffe
ncespuni
shabl
eu nd
ert heTADAAc tagai
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sed.Heorder
ed,
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ustod
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il,
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ndac q
uitt
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char
gedasthecasemaybe”.
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ansfer
red
thecas
estotheCo u
rto fth
ePr inci
pal
Distr
ictandSessi
onsJudge,Myso
refordi
sposa
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cordan
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ofal
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gesotherthanundertheTADAAc t

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cusedwh owe reincustodyandwe r
ed i
schargedb yt heS pe
cialCourtinr espec
to fTADAc harges
again
stt hemimme di
atelyfil
eda na ppli
cati
onf orbailbe f
o r
et heCou r
to fDistric
ta ndS essi
onsJu dg
e,
Mysore.On2 8-
8-2000,thelear
nedJu dge,nowasPr inc
ip alDistri
ctandS essi
onsJu dge
, no
te dinhisorder
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a tlea
r n
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lan
tha dinformedh i
mt hatthea ppel
lanthadf i
ledap eti
tionfor
speci
alleavet oappealagain
stt h
eo rderont heS pe
cialPu bli
cPr os
ec u
tor’
sa ppli
cati
o nwh i
chwa st obe
takenupf orheari
ngont henextdaya n
dt h
atlea r
nedc ounselhadpray e
dt hatordersonth ebailpetiti
on
sh
ou l
dnotb ep ro
nouncedunti
lthereaf t
er.TheSp ec
ialPu bl
icPr os
ecutorhads ubmittedinre pl
yt h
a tthe
speci
alleavep eti
tio
nr ela
tedonlyt othewithdrawalo fc h
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or
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so ntheb ai
lpetit
ionswouldnotb eaffectedthereby .
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nedJu dgef o
undt h
a tnoo r
dero fstay
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np as
sedb yt h
isC ou
rt,and,t her
efore,itove rrul
edt hep rayerandp assedo rdersont heb ai
l
petit
ions.Inthecour
set hereo
f,thel ear
nedJud gerefe r
redt o“theur g
encyo fthema tter”.Thelearned
Judgef oundf or
ceint hec ont
entiono nbehalfo ft hea ccusedthatt hereh adb eenac hangeint he
ci
rcumstancesinviewoft hefacttha ttheDesignatedC ourthadp er
mi t
tedt heStatet owithdrawTADA
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nstthem.Ha vin
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ught h ema teri
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ac
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ationsmadea g
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itwa sthelearn
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so pin
ionthat

th
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cuse
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vingr
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ci
rcumstances
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cialst
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onthatthe
bai
lpet i
tio
nwi l
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lowedonthef o
ll
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tic
e
Theaccusedwe r
ed i
rectedtober el
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loneachofth
eme xecuti
ngabondfo
rRs10,
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mo r,i
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ternative,
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hsecuri
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woul
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et hecourtre g
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ly,asandwhenrequi
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hthepr o
secut
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witn
e s
s e
sa n
dt heywoul
dn otcommitanyotheroff
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ce.

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eor
derd
ate
d19
-8-
200
0ont
heS
pec
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Pub
licPr
ose
cut
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sappl
ic
ati
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simpu
gne
dint
hea
ppe
alsb
efo
reu
s.

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2000:TheGo ve r
nmento ftheS tateo fTa milNaduiss
u edaGo vernmentOrderd ir
ecti
ngth atcha
rges
againstoneRa di
oVe nkatesaninrespectoft woca sesregi
ster
e da g
a i
nsthimunderthep r
ovis
ion
soft heTADA
(Preventi
on)Actb ewi thdr
awn“ inthepu bl
ici nt
ere st
”.TheInsp ec
torGe ner
alofPo l
iceIntel
li
gence,Chenn
ai
wasd irec
tedtot akenecessaryactio
na cc
ordingly.
On1 6-8-
2000:TheS pecialPub l
icProsecutorb eforetheDe si
gn atedCourt(TADAAc t
)a tChennaimadet wo
applicat
ionstoth a
tc o
u r
tu ndertheprovisi
onso fS ect
ion321oft heC o
de.Theystatedt h
atRa di
oVe nka
tesan
wasc hargedbeforet h
eDe signatedCourtinc asesarisi
ngundert heTADAAc t,th
eExp losi
veSubstanc
esAc t
,
theIndianPe n
alC od
ea ndtheAr msActa ndth ecaseswe repen
d ingforframin
gc h
arges.Theappl
icati
onsadded
itisfurthersubmitted:
 t hataf t
erp erusalofrecordsIa msa t
isf i
edt hatunderth enewc hang
eo fcir
cums t
ancesanda l
sointhe
publi
cinterestIh ereb
yr equestthisHon ’
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tt opermitmet owi thdr
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argesunderSecti
ons
3(1)
,3(
3 )
,4(1)and5o fth eTamilNa duTer ror
ista ndDisr
u ptiveActivi
tiesPreventiveAct,1987agai
nst
thea c
cusedVe nkatesa
n@Ra d i
oVe nkatesana ndthusrenderjustice
.Ac opyoftheGo vern
men tOrderof
14-8
-2000wa ssubmittedwitht h
ea ppli
cat i
ons.

On16-
8-200
0:TheDesi
gna
tedCou
rt,
Chenna
ipass
eda nord
erontheappli
cati
ons
.Itnote
d:TheGov
ernme
nthas
pas
sedanorde
rstat
ingth
atTADAoffen
cesaga
insttheacc
usedVenk
atesan@Ra di
oVenkat
esani
swith
dra
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cinte
res
t.Ther
eisnoment
ionint
heGo v
e r
nmentOrderforwith
drawalofcas
esagai
nstth
esaid
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ccu
sedund
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herla
ws.Theco
urtre
ferr
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si
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o
fSecti
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drawalfr
omp r
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cut
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foneo
rmoreof
fenc
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c
har
gedwit
hmoretha
no n
eoffen
ce.I
tthenst
ated:

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scaseisconcern
edt h
eGovern
menthaspassedtheor
d e
rt owithdr
awt h
eTADAc a
s ealon
ea s
aga
insttheacc
usedVenkatesa
n@Ra di
oVenkate
san,
whoisinv
olv
edinCrl
.No.
50o f19
93andCrl.No.
3 46of199
3.
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cati
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edbythelea
rnedSpec
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ecuto
ro nthebasi
soft heGo v
ernment
Ord
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redabove,permis
sio
nisgran
tedtowithdr
awt heTADAc aseaga
insttheaccu
s edVen kat
esan@
RadioVenkate
sanandh ehasbeendis
char
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usoff
e nc
esoft heTADAAc t.Thea ppli
cati
ons
wereall
owedaccor
din
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sof
arasfo
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torDrRa jkumar. Therei sanapprehe
ns i
onthatincaseanyharmiscausedtohi
m,theremayb ea
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lashonTamilsinKarna
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has itua
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ectorandDistr
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s
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nedJu d
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thepubli
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nsttheaccus
edVe nkat
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n,wh oi
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.Nos.
50a n
d
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at:
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tti
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to fconse
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5
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mitthatoneopt
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waysc
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mar.Whileconsi
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e
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edo
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s.

6
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lyi
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et.

7
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mitth
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nset
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lf,theHomeMin
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erandt
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Chi
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rofKarn
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9.
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atitwa saftercons
ideri
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eo p
tionsandtheli
kel
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prehende
difanyhar
mwe retobeca
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argeswastake
n.

10
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for
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faswella
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nal
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isi
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teran
dpursua
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his
,
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nald
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nbetween4-8
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isi
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dt oVeer
appan’
s
demanda ndt o withdr
a w TADA c hargesa gai
nst Veerappana ndh isa ssoc
iates
,i ncl
udi
ngt he
respond
e n
ts-
accused
.Inthisc
ontext,th
eS pec
ialPubl
icProse
cutors
houldhavecons
idere
da ndans
weredthe
fol
lowingquest
ionsforhimsel
fb e
forehed eci
dedtoe xe
r c
isehisdi
screti
oninf a
vourofsu c
hwithdra
wa l
fromprosecu
tionofTADAc har
ges.

1
.Wasther
ema te
ria
ltos h
owt h
att h
ep o
li
ceandint
ell
ig
enc
ea u
thori
tie
sandtheSta
teGover
nme
nthada
r
eas
ona
b l
eappre
hensi
onofsuc
hcivi
ldis
tur
bance
saswoul
djus
tif
yt h
ed r
oppi
ngo
fc h
arg
esaga
ins
tVeer
appan
a
ndoth
e r
sa c
cus
edo fTADAo ff
encesandtherel
eas
eo nba
ilofthos
ei nc
ust
odyinres
pectoft
heo t
her
o
ffe
ncesthe
ywe r
echarg
edwith?

2
.Whatwastheass
e s
smentofthepol
ic
ea n
din
tell
ige
nceau
tho
rit
iesan
do ftheSt
ateGove
rnme
ntofther
isk
o
fle
avigVe
n erappanfreetoco
mmitcri
mesinfu
ture,an
dhowdi
ditweig
ha g
ains
ttheri
sktoRajk
uma
r’sl
ife
a
ndthel
ikel
ycons
equentci
vild
istu
rbanc
es?

3
.Wh
atwa
sth
eli
kel
yef
fec
tont
hemo
ral
eoft
hel
aw-
enf
orc
eme
nta
gen
cie
s?

4.
Whatwastheli
kel
ih
oodo
fre
pri
sal
sag
ain
stt
hema
nywi
tne
sse
swh
oha
dal
rea
dyd
epo
seda
gai
nstt
he
re
spo
nde
nts
-ac
cus
ed?

5
.Wasth
ereanymat
e r
ialt
osugg
estt
hatVe
era
ppa
nwo
uldr
elea
seRa
jku
marwh
ens
omeo
fVeer
appa
n’s
d
ema
ndsweren
ottobemetata
ll?
6
.Whent
hede
man
dwast
ore
leas
ein
noc
entpe
rson
slan
gui
shi
ngi
ntheKar
nat
akaJai
ls
,wasthe
rea
nyma
ter
ial
t
osu
gges
tth
atVe
era
ppa
nwoul
dbes
ati
sfi
edwit
htherel
eas
eofon
lyt
heres
pond
ents
-ac
cus
ed?

7
.Inan
yeven
t,wast
her
ea n
yma te
rialtos
ugge
stt h
atafte
rt her
espon
dents
-ac
cus
edhads
ecu
redt
hei
r
d
isc
har
gef
romTADAc
har
gesandb
ailo
nt h
eot
hercha
rgesVe
erappa
nwoul
drele
aseRajk
uma
r?

8.
Givent
h a
tt h
eGo v
e r
nmen
toftheSta
tesofKa
rna
takaandTami
lNad
uhadnotfo
r10yea
rsapp
reh
ende
d
Veer
appanandbro
ughthi
mtoju
sti
ce,
wasth
isap
loyad
opte
db yt
hemtok
eepVe
erap
panou
tofth
ecl
utc
heso
f
th
elaw?

Thea
ffidavi
toftheSpeci
alPubl
icPros
ecut
orsta
tes:
On5-8-
2000,
Iwa
sca
ll
edb
yth
eOf
fic
eoft
heHo
n’b
le
La
wMi n
ist
erforamee
t i
nginhi
schamb
erinVi
dha
nS o
udh
a,Ba
ngalo
re.

1.
Wh enIwe nttot heme eti
ng,theS pecialSecretary(Law)a ndtheDi rectorofPr osecuti
onsa swe l
la sthe
Additi
onalDirect
orGe neralofPo l
ic
e( I
n tel
li
gence)we rep resent
.Wed isc
u ss
edt hema tterr elatingto
with
d r
awa l
ofTADAc har
gesa gain
stth ese5 1accusedatconsiderabl
elengthf orover2h ours
. I
nt h
ec ourseof
thedisc
ussi
on,Irecal
lthatIwa sin
forme d,interali
a,thatt henegot
iationshadr eachedap oi
ntwh ereitwa s
fel
tt h
atwithdrawalofTADAc h ar
gesa gainstthese51accusedwo ul
ds ec
uret her e
leaseofDrRa jk
uma r.Iwas
in
formedthattheGo ver
nme n
th adintell
igencere p
ortsandt hatifanyharmwe retob ecausedtoDrRa jkumar,
itwo ul
dl eadtop robl
emsb e tweent het wol i
nguist
icc ommuniti
e sint heS tat
e .Iwa si nformedt h
at
apprehe
ndingtroub
le,scho
olsan dcol
legesh adb eendecla
re dclos
edi mmediatelyint hewh ol
eS tatean dthey
wereclos
edu pto5-8-
2000.Iwa sinf
orme do ftheinci
dents,whichhadoccur
re dinBa n
galoreCityon31-7-
2 000as
anaftermathofthisinci
dentofk idn
ap pi
nga lsoshowedtha ttheabdu c
tionwa sb ei
ngc o
nstruedbyt hep eopl
e
asanissuebetweent wocommu nit
ies.Thec haracterofthei nci
dentshowe dtha tthesep e
oplewe rere adyto
in
dulgeinactsofviol
e n
ce.Iwa salsoinforme dthata c
tingo nint
ell
igencere ports
,theGo vernmenth adta k
en
step
st oarrang
ef ordepl
oyme ntofcen t
ra lforces
,suchast heRa pi
dAc tionForce,Arme dRese r
vePo li
ce, a
nd
Paramil
itar
yF o
rcef r
omt heneighbou
ringS tatesands o
mes tepshada lr
eadyb eent ak
e nandotherswe relikel
y
tobetaken.

2
.Iwasin
for
medbytheHon’
bleL
awMinis
terthatt
heC a
binethadal
soin
formal
lydi
scu
ssedthi
smat
teri
nits
u
rge
ntmeeti
nghe
ldon3-
8-2
00 0a
ndtha
tad ec
isi
onhadbeentak
entotakeappr
opri
ateste
p san
donth
atba
sis
t
heGove
rnmen
twoul
dformal
lyre
que
stmet ot
akeappro
priat
estepstowith
drawTADAcharge
s.

3.
On8-8-
200
0t heGOiss
uedbyth
eGov
ern
men
ta l
ongwit
hitsc
ove
rin
glet
terwa
sdulyfor
war
dedtometh
rou
gh
th
eL awDepar
tmen t
.Acopyofth
esa
idGOan
dt heco
nnec
teddo
cumen
tsarec
oll
ecti
vel
yan
nexe
dh e
ret
oand
mark
edasAnnexureA.

4.Base
do nmyund
ersta
ndin
go ft
hesi
tuat
ion
,whichintur
n,wasbase
do ntheafo
resai
dma ter
ial
,andth
e
in
f o
rmati
onwhi
chhadbe
engive
ntomewhi
chIbel
iev
e dtob
et r
ue,Id
eci
dedthati
twouldbei
nt h
einter
esto
f
publ
icpeacea
ndma i
nten
anceofl
awandorde
rint heSta
tet owit
hdr
awt h
ec h
argesagai
nstthe51TADA
detenu
s.

5
.Irespectful
lysubmitthattheinf
o r
ma tionwhichhadb eenprovi
dedt omeb ytheAdd i
tion
al Dir
e c
torGe ner
al
o
fPoli
ce(Intell
igence
),theHon’
bl
eL awMi n
isterandothersp re
sentintheme et
ingaswe ll
asmyo wnknowledge
o
floca
lev ents(bei
ngar esi
dentofMy soref or27y earsandhavingwitness
edt heprobl
emswh i
chhadr e
s ul
ted
a
ftertheC auver
yr i
ots)
,Ifeltther
ewa ssubstanceintheGo ver
nme n
t’sreques
tt h
ata nysuchstepwh i
chc ou
ld
s
ecu
ret hereleaseofDrRa jkumarwo ul
db eas teptop rotectpubl
icpeace.Ifel
tt hatifwithdrawal o
fTADA
c
har
geswh ichwouldenabletheaccu
se dtof il
en ec
e s
saryba i
l a
pplic
ation
sa ndthei
rconsequentre l
easeo nbai
l
c
oul
dp r
ese r
vea mitybetweenthetwoc ommuniti
es,itwo u
ldo ut
we i
ght h
elikel
yp ro
blemswh ichwouldariseon
t
herel
easeo fthese5 1
.Inarri
vin
ga tthisde c
isio
nt hatIwa sinfl
uence
db ythefactthatt h
e7 3co-acc
usedwh o
h
adalr
ead ybeene nl
argedonbail
(byt hecourt)hadcomp l
iedwiththeba i
lcondi
tion
swh i
chsugg es
t e
dt hatthey
h
adnotg oneb a
ckt otheirol
dwa ys.Therewe r
e1 2wo men,3o l
dp ers
onsof7 0y ear
sa geand3p erso
nsa ged
b
etween5
5-6
0amo
ngs
tTADAa
ccu
sed
.Ia
lsoc
ons
ide
redt
hef
act
sth
att
heyh
adb
eeni
nth
eja
ilf
ors
ixt
ose
ven
y
ears
.

6
.Iwasal
soi
nfo
rmedinthec
our
seoftheafor
esai
dmeet
ingsthati
nothe
rd i
stri
ctsalsos
omein
cid
ent
shave
b
eenrepo
rte
d.Ibel
ieve
dt h
es t
ate
me n
ta sIhadnoreas
o ntodoub
titscredibi
lit
y.Ihavesub
seq
uen
tly
a
scer
tai
nedt
hepar
tic
ula
rsofth
ecase
swh i
char
ehere
toann
e xe
da n
dmarkedasAnnexureC.

 Th eaf fid
av i
toft heSpecialPubl
icPro sec
u t
o rreveal
st h
athewa s“informed ”thattheGo vernmento fthe
Stateo fKarnatakahadintell
igen
cer eportsth atifanyharmwe retob ecause dtoRa jk
u mar,itwouldlead
topr oble
msb etweent wol i
ngui
sticc ommu nit
ies.Clear
ly,hewa sn o
ts hownt heinte l
li
g e
n c
er eports
.
Throughoutthea ffida
v i
ttheph rase“Iwa si nfor
med”r ecu
rs.Thereisn osta tementthe re
inwh ic
hs hows
thattheS pecialPubli
cPr os
e c
utorh a
dt heo ppo r
tuni
tyo fassessi
ngt hesitua t
ionforh imselfbyrea d
ing
thepr i
ma ryma teri
ala n
dd eci
ding,upont heb asisthere
of,wh e
t h
erh es houlde xerc
iseh i
sd iscr
etionin
favouroft hewithdrawalofTADAc harges
.
Actingupo nthei nf
o r
ma ti
on,whichhec ouldnotv erify,
theS peci
alPu bl
icPr osecutorcouldn o
tb es ati
sfied
tha
ts uchwi thdrawalwa sinthepu b
licinteresta ndthatitwo ul
dnott hwarto rs ti
flethepr ocessofthela w
orcausema ni
fes tinj
u s
tice.TheSpecialPu bl
icPr osecuto
r,infact,actedo nlyu pont h
eins tr
u cti
onsoft he
Governmen toft heS tateofK a
rnataka.He, therefore,di
dn otfoll
owt her equiremen tofthel awt hatheb e
sat
is f
ieda ndthec onsenthesoughtunderS ect
i o
n3 21cannotbegrantedb ythisCo urt.

 Theaffi
davi
to ftheSpeci
alPubl
icPros
ecut
orspea k
sof“wi
t hd
rawalofTADAc h
argeswhic
hwo ul
denabl
e
theaccu
sedtof i
lenecessar
yb a
ilappli
cat
ionsandt h
eirc
o n
sequen
tr el
ea s
eo nbail.
…”Itis,
thus,c
lear
thatwhatwase n
visa
gedb ytheGovern
mentofth eStateo
fK arn
atakaandt h
eS pe
c i
alPubl
icPros
ecutor
wasap ac
kagewhichcompri
sedofthewithdra
wa lofTADAc harg
esagainsttherespond
ents-
accus
eda n
d
theirreleas
eo nb ailo na ppli
cati
onsf il
ed b yt hem.Th i
si n
dicates compl
ici
ty witht h
e
respo
ndents
-accu
sed.

 I
twillh
aveb eenno
ticedthatstres
swa slaidbyt heSp e
cialPubli
cProsec
uto
rinh i
sapplic
ati
onu nde
r
S
ecti
on321onthefacttha
tt hepro
secutio
nsagains
tt h
er espond
e n
ts-a
ccus
edonchar
gesotherthanunde
r
t
heTADAAc twoul
dconti
nue,andthiswasn ot
edint heo r
dero ftheDesig
nat
edC ou
rt.TheDesignat
ed
C
our
twa snottol
deithe
rintheap p
lic
a t
ionorthereaft
e rthattheGovern
mentoftheSta
t eofKarnata
ka
a
ndtheSp e
cialPu
bli
cPr o
secuto
rh adinmindt ha
tt her es
pondents
-acc
usedwoul
df i
lebailapp
lica
tion
s
s
ubs
equenttotheor
derunderSec
t i
on321wh i
chwouldnotbeop p
osed.

 Therec an
,inthec i
rcu
mstanc
es,beli
ttl
edoubtthata f
tertheirrel
easeonbai
ltherespo
ndents-
accu
sed
werenotexpectedtoatte
ndt h
ecourttoans
we rtheremain
ingchar
gesagai
nstthe
ma ndthatthestre
ss
l
aidasa fore
sa i
dwa sint
endedt omis
leadtheDe sign
atedC our
t.Wed eprec
atet h
ec on
d u
cto fthe
Gov
e r
nmentoft h
eS t
ateofKarn
atakaandt
heS p
e c
ialPubl
icProse
cutori
nthi
sbehal
f.
Wed e
emi ta ppropri
ate,inthefactsandcirc
ums t
ances,toseta si
det heorde
rsg r
anti
ngb ailtothe
r
espon
dents-a
ccused.

Havi
ngseta s
idetheo r
derunde
rS ec
tion321pas
sedbytheDe si
gnatedCourtatChe
nnaiinthematt
e rof
Radi
oVe nka
tesan,theGove
rnmentoftheStateofTamilNaducannotcompl
ywi t
hVeerappan
’sdema
n dto
re
leasethefi
vepr i
sone
rsfromi
tsjail
s.I
tisappr
opri
ateinthecir
cumstanc
estosetas
idetheord
ersofthe
Gove
rnmentoft h
eS tateofTamilNaduunderth
eNationalS
e c
urit
yAc trelea
sin
gtheotherfourpe
r s
ons
fr
omd et
ention
.

 Thequesti
onst h
atweh av
ep osedabovewe r
ep uttothele
a r
nedcouns
elfortheSta
teofK a
rnat
akainthe
con
texto ftheS tateGovernment’
sd ec
isio
nt oconce
det othed e
ma n
do fVeerappa
nt ha
tp r
iso
nersin
Kar
natakaJailsshou
ldberel
ea s
ed.Theanswersdonotsati
sfyus.
 Wed onotfindontherecor
d,incl
udin
gt h
atp l
acedbeforeusinsea
ledcove
rs,mater
ialt
hatcou
ldgi
ver i
se
toar e
asonablea p
preh
e n
sionofs uc
hc i
vildis
turb
a n
cesasj us
tif
iesthed e
cisi
ontodropTADAc ha
rges
 agai
nstVe er
a ppanandh isassoci
a tes,i
ncl
ud i
ngt herespo nd
entsaccused,andt oreleaset helatteronb a
il.
Thereisnothingonther ecordwh ic
hs ugges
t sthatt hep oss
ibi
lit
yo fr e
p r
isalsag ai
ns tthewi tn
e s
seswh o
havealr
e a
dyd eposeda ga
instt h
er espondents-ac
cu s
edo rtheef f
ecto nthemo raleoft helaw-enforcement
agenci
eswe r
ec onsi
deredb eforeitwa sdecidedtor el
ea setherespondents-a
ccuse d.
 Th ereisalson ot
hingtos uggestthatt herewa sr easont opro
c ee
du pont heb asistha tVee r
appa nwo u
ld
rel
easeRa jkumarwh enhisd emandswe renotb eingme tinfull
.TheGo vernmento fth eS t
a t
eo fKarnataka
wouldappeart obeu nawaret hatoncet here spo
nd ent
s -
accuse
dwe r
ed ischar
g edf r
o mTADAc harges,the
dealwasdone;andt hatwh e
nt heywe rereleasedo nbailtheycoul
dn otbed etainedfu rther,
wh etherornot
Rajkumarwa sreleasedinexch a
nge.
Whil
ewec annotas s
e r
tt hatconcedingtoVe erappan’sdema ndswa saployo ftheGo ve r
n mento ftheS ta
t eof
Ka
rnatakatokee phimo utoft heclutchesoft h
el aw, wed of i
ndthatita ctedinpa nican dhastea ndwithout
th
inki
ngt h
ingsthroughind oingso .
Th atthisiss o,isclearf romthef actt hatth ed ema ndswe r
ec onceded
ov
erni
ghta ndalsofromt hef actthatt heGo v
e rnmento ft h
eS tateofK arnatakad idno ta s
certainthele g
al
po
siti
ont hatitwa snotf oritb utf ort heco urtt ode ci
d eupont her el
ea s
eo fpe rsonsf aci
ngc ri
mi n
al
pr
osecuti
ons

 Whatcause
su sth
eg r
avestd i
squi
etisth
atwh en
,nots
ov er
ylongback,asthereco
rdshows,hi
sganghad
bee
nconsi
derabl
yreduc
e d
,Ve e
rappanwasnotpur
suedandappr
ehendedandnow,asthestate
me n
tsinthe
aff
idavi
tfil
edonb e
halfoft h
eS ta
teofTamilNadush
ow,Veerappa
ni soperati
nginthefor
estthathas
bee
nh i
shideo
utfor10y ea
rso rmoreal
ongwithsec
ess
ioni
stTamilel
eme nt
s.Itseemstouscertai
nthat
Veer
appanwillco
nti
nuewi thhisl
ifeofcri
mea ndver
yl i
kel
yt h
att hos
ec ri
meswi l
lhaveanti
-na
tio
nal
ob
jecti
ves.

 TheGovern
mento ftheStateofTa milNaduha dbeena ppr
ise
dt hatRajkumarfacedtheris
kofb ei
ng
ki
dnappedbyVeerappanwhenhevisi
tedhi
sf a
r mhouseatGajan
oor.I
tknewth a
tRajkumarwasunl
ikel
yto
gi
vea dv
ancein
timatio
nofh i
svisi
ts:hehadvisite
dGa janoo
rforthehouse-
wa r
min
gc er
emonyofhisnew
farmho
useinJu ne2 0
00wi tho
utp ri
ornotic
e .Top u
ti tmil
dly,itwouldhaveb e
e nprud
ent,inthe
ci
rcumst
ances
,topostroun
dt h
ec l
ockatRajkumar’sfarmhou
seinGajan
ooroneortwop o
li
cemenwhocoul
d
in
formthei
rloc
alstati
onhous
eo fhi
sarri
valtherea n
dt hu
sensur
eh i
ssafe
ty.

Ifnotb
e e
nf o
rhisapp
eal,amis
carri
ageofju
sti
cewoul
dhavebecomeaf ai
tacc
ompl
i.Th
erespo
nde
nts-
accu
sed
mayhaveindi
vid
ual
groundsfo
rchal
lengi
ngth
econti
nue
dp r
ose
cutionofTADAchar
gesagai
nstt
hemorforbai
l.
Theysh
allbefreet
oa do
ptproceed
ingsi
nthatre
gard,
ifsoadvi
sed.Suc
hproc
eedi
ngssha
llbed
eci
dedonthei
r
meri
tsandnothi
ngt
hatweh av
es a
idinthi
sju
dgmentsh
all
stan
dint heway.

 Theappea
lsarea l
lo
weda n
dt heord
eru
nderap
peal
,da
ted19
-8-
2000,i
sseta
sid
e.Theo
rderda
ted
28
-8-
2000 pass
edb yt he Pri
nci
palDi
str
ictandSes
sio
nsJudge
,My so
regra
nti
ngbailtothe
re
spond
ents-
accus
edisa
lsosetasi
de.

 Fu
rther,t
heo rd
eroftheDesig
nate
dC ou
rtatC hen
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Prosecu
tor’
sappli
cationsdonotmeettherequi
rementsofSectio
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whatisr e
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Se
c ti
on321towi t
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ecuti
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yp erson.
Ir e
cordt h
eseadditi
onalreason
sf o
rconcur
ring
wi
t hthedeci
sio
na rri
veda tbyJusti
ceBharu
chaandJu s
ticeMohapatr
a .

Thefactsi
ndetai
lhaveb
eens
etoutint
heju
dgmento
fJust
iceBhar
uchaa
nditisu
nnec
essa
ryt
orepe
atthe
m
excep
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iefl
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tedan
d/o
rwelle
sta
bli
she
df ac
tsfora
ppre
cia
tingt
hep
oin
tsi
nvo
lve
d.
Theyareasund
er:

(
A)Veer
appani
sad
rea
dedc
rimi
nala
ndd
esp
itev
ari
ousa
tte
mpt
sov
eran
umb
ero
fye
arsh
eco
uldn
otb
e
a
ppreh
ended
.

(
B)Veer
appanandhisas
soci
atesa
reall
egedtobere
s po
nsi
blefo
rkil
li
ngofala
rgenu
mberofpeo
ple(
ove
r100)
i
ncl
udi
ngpol
iceper
sonnel
,fo
res
tperso
nnelan
do t
hersbesi
desbei
ngres
pons
ibl
eforc
aus
ingin
jur
iest
oalar
ge
n
umberofpe
opleandlo
ssofpro
pertyt
othetuneofcror
esofru
pees.

(C)
Veerappanandhisgangmembesh
r atch
edacons
pira
cytokil
lSupe
rint
ende
ntofPoli
ce,Mys
oreDis
tric
t,S
hri
Hari
kri
shnaandS u
b-In
spectoro
fPoli
ceofM.M.Hil
lsShr
iShak
e e
lAhamedandoth
erpolic
eperso
nnelwhohad
beenth
eret on
a bVeerappanwi
thaviewtoter
rori
sethepol
icefor
ceandtoputfea
ro fdea
thint
ot h
eminds
ofpol
ic
eme nwhowe r
epe rf
ormi
ngdut
yinatt
emptin
gtoa r
res
tt h
ewa n
tedpers
ons
.

Var
iou
sc harg
esr el
atingtomu rd
er,ambush
,attemptt ooverawet heGovernmentofK a
rnata
ka,k i
ll
in
gof
el
ephan
ts,smugg
lin
go fsandal
woodetc.f
romtheforest
,po s
sessi
onofarmsanda mmuni
tio
n,open
ingoffireo
n
ta
skforceperso
nnel
,haveb ee
nf r
ameda g
ain
stacc
u s
edwh oa r
esaidtobethea ss
oci
atesofVeerappan.
Case
s
fi
ledag
ainstthe
ma reundertheprovi
si
onsofTer
roris
ta ndDisr
uptiv
eAc ti
vit
ies(Prev
enti
on)Act(TADA)an
d
ot
herpenalpr
ovis
ions
, i
.
e .
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ndia
nPe n
alCode,
ArmsActandExpl o
siveSubs
tance
sAc t.
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D)F
romtheirsou
rcein
formationpoli
ceautho
riti
eshadl
earntthatVeer
appani n
tendedt
ok i
dna
pRa j
kumar
d
uri
nghi
sv i
sitt
oh i
sfarmhous
ei nGajan
oor.
Mo r
ethanayearback
,Dir
ecto
rGe neral
ofPol
iceoftheS
tateo
f
K
arn
atakahadinfo
rmedt h
eI n
spe c
torGenera
lofPoli
ceoftheS t
ateofTa mi
lNadur e
que
stin
gforadeq
uat
e
s
ecu
rit
ya r
range
me n
tsbeingmadeforRa j
kumarwhen
everhevis
itedth
esaidfarmhou
se.

(
E)Rajk
umarisaveryp
opul
arf i
lmacto
rofKarna
tak
a.Incas
eanyha
rmi
sca
use
dt oRajk
umar,
theremayb
e
b
ackl
ashonTamil
sinKar
natak
aa nditmayleadtopr
oble
msb e
twe
enth
etwoli
ngui
sti
ccommuni
tie
sinth
e
S
tates
.Thepe
o p
lemayi
ndul
geinact
sofvio
len
ce.

(
F)On30
-7-
200
0,Veera
ppana
bduct
edRajku
marf r
omh i
sfa
rmh
ous
eal
ongwi
tht
hre
eot
her
s.Aso
fto
day
,
Rajk
umara
ndoneNa
gesha
res
til
li
nVee
rappan’
scu
stod
y.

(
G)Nopo
li
cepr
ote
cti
ono
rse
cur
itywa
spr
ovi
dedwh
enRa
jku
marv
isi
tedt
hef
armh
ous
e.

(H)
S o
onafterthea bd
ucti
ono fRajku
ma randother
s,thetwoSta
teGo v
ern
mentsdec
idedtoa c
c eptthe
demandsofVeerappantoreleas
ethoseinrespectofwhomTADAchar
gesanddet
enti
onorder
su nderthe
Natio
nalS
ec u
rit
yAc thavebeenwit
hdrawn.
Th edeci
sio
nwastak
enint
hemeetin
ghel
don4-8-
2000/5-8-
2000
betweent
h eChi
efMinist
ersofthetwoStat
es .

(I
)Appli
cation
su nderSecti
on3 21Cr.
P.Cs eek
ingconsen
to fcour
tt owithd
rawTADAc ha
rgeswer efil
edto
faci
li
tateulti
ma t
e l
ythereleaseofa ccus
edpersonsfro
mj udi
ci
alcust
odysoast omeetVeerappa
n ’
sdemand
.
Thearrang
e mentwa sthatonc
eTADAc harg
esa rewithd
rawn,theaccus
edinjudic
ialcus
todywillmovebai
l
appl
ica
tionsincasesofoffen
cesu nderIPCando t
herpenalen
actments
.ThePubl
icProse
cutorwil
lconc
edeand
wil
lnotopp os
et hegrantofbail.Thecourtwillgran
ttheb ai
land,th
us,acc
use
dwi llc
omeo utfromjudi
ci
al
cus
todyand,thus
,thisde
ma n
do fVe e
ra p
p a
nwo u
ldbeme t
.

K
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ngi
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ewt
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owr
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rtt
oappl
ic
ati
onf
ile
dun
derS
ect
ion3
21Cr
.P.
C.

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a t
ionfil
e du n
derS ect
ion3 2
1h asbe enreproducedine xtensoint h
ej u
dgme ntofJu s
ticeBh aru
c h
a.
Thea ppl
icati
onma k esnor efer
encewh at soevert oanysu c
ha r ran
geme nta sment i
oneda t(I)above.The
maingroundstatedi nthea p
p l
ica
tionisth atino rd
e rtorestoret hepe aceandnorma l
cyint h
eb orderar e
a
anda mongthepe oplel i
vingint heb or
de ra reaa ndtoma inta i
npe acea mongt hepu bl
icing enerala n
d
in
habitantsofthepa rticul
arvil
lage,thePr osecutorhasdecidedt owit h
d rawfromt heprosecutionagainst
theaccusedcharg
e do ftheoffencespunishableu nd
e rSec
tions3 ,4and5o fTADA.
 AbdulKarim,fathero fS h
ake e
lAh amed,op posedt heapplic
atio nonv ari
ousg r
ound s
,interali
a ,stati
ngi n
theob j
ectio
npe titiont h
ati fthec asesa gainstt hehardc orec ri
mi n
a l
sa rewi th
d ra
wno ri ft heya r
e
rel
easedonb ai
ltha tma yexposeth efamiliesoft hevict
imst ot err
oru nl
e as
hedb ytheTADAd e t
e n
us,wh o
mayu nl
eashterrora ndjeopardi
sepu bli
cord era n
dc aus
ed etrime n
tt otheg enera
l publi
cinter
e st.I
nr epl
y
tothesaidobjections,in
steadofa dmitti
n gtha tTADAc hargesa rebe in
gwi thdra
wnt ofaci
li
ta tegrantof
bail
,thestandtake nb ythePu bl
icPro s
ecuto r
, i
ntera l
ia,
ist hatVe erappana ndhisa ss
ociat
eswi l
lnotbe
l
eto utfreel
ya sthe ywillbefacingprosecutionforo t
hero f
f encesand ,
t her
efore,thesubmissionthatt h
e
StateGovernmenth asy i
eldedtoblackmailtacticsofoutla
wVe e ra
ppa nisnotcorrect.

 ThePu bli
cPr os
ecutorhast obes traig
ht,forthri
ghta n
dh on
e s
ta ndhastoa dmitthearrangemen
ta nd
inf
o rmthecourtthatther ealarrang
eme ntistoulti
ma t
elyfacil
itat
et h
er e
leaseoftheseaccuse
df rom
judici
alcustodybyn oto pposingt h
eb aila ppl
ica
tionsaftert hewithdrawalofTADA c harges.The
arrangementassetoutaboveh asneit
herbe e
nd is
putednorisi
tc apab
leofbeingdi
sputed.
 Itiswe l
lestabl
is
hedt h
att herea l
purposeforwithdrawalofTADAc harg
eswa stofaci
li
tatethegrantof
bailtothea c
cused.
Insuchc i
rcumstances,whyt h
ec a
mo u
flage?Wh yisi
tn o
ts ostat
edint h
ea ppl
icati
on
fil
e dunderSecti
on3 21
?Inf a c
t ,i
tisad ec
e i
t.Thesearet h
eq uesti
onsforwh i
chthereisnop l
ausib
le
answer.Nocourtoflawcanb eap ar
tytos uc
hac amouflag
ea nddecei
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nces
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nno
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idth
attheappl
ic
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onwasma
deing
oodfai
th.

Thes atisfac
tionformovingana ppl
ic
a ti
onunderSecti
on3 21Cr.
P.
Ch astobeoft h
ePu bl
icProsec
utorwhichi
n
thena tureofthecaseinhandhastob ebasedonthema te
r i
alpro
videdbytheState.Thenat
ureofthepowerto
bee xe rc
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ledecidin
ga ppli
cat
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tion321isdeli
neatedbyt hedeci
sio
no fthis
Courti nSheonandanPaswa nv.StateofBi h
a r.
Thisdeci
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onhol
dst h
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entbyt h
ec o
urtisnota
matte rofc o
urseandwh ensuchanapplic
ationisfi
ledbyt hePubl
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ngintocon
sider
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ringsuchmateria
lando nsuc
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co
n s
id erati
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therg i
vesconsentord ecl
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e scon
sent.Ita l
solay
sd ownthatthec our
th a
st oseethatt h
e
appl
ic ati
onisma d
e
 i ngoodf a
ith,
 i ntheinterestofpubli
cpoli
cyandj us
ticeand
 n ott othwarto rsti
flethep ro
ce s
so flawors u
ffersf r
oms uc
himpropri
etiesorill
egal
iti
esast ocaus
e
ma ni
festinju
s t
iceifcons
e n
tisgiven.

 True,
thepowerofthecour
tunderS
ecti
on321i
ssu
pervi
sorybutt
hatdoesn
otmeanth
atwhil
ee xerc
isi
ng
thatpowe
r ,thecon
senthastobegran
tedonmer
ea s
kin.Th
g ecourthastoexami
nethatallrel
evant
aspec
tshav ebeent ak
enintocon
sid
erat
ionbythePublicPro
secut
orand/o
rb ytheGovernmentin
exerc
iseofitsexecu
tivefun
cti
on.

 Besi
dest heeigh
tq ue
stionsnotic
edi nthema i
njudgment,thequesti
ona n
da spectofassoc
iatio
no f
Veerappanwit
ht h
osehavingsece
ssio
n i
stasp
ira
tion
swe real
sonotcons
idered
.Fur
ther,t
houg
hitma yhave
beenconsi
dere
da stowh ath a
ppenedo n1s
tAu g
ust,i
mme d
iatel
ya fte
rt heabduc
tionofRa j
kumar,but
whatdoesnotseemtohav ebeencons
idere
disthattho
sewe respont
aneousoutb
urstsandth
ea ut
horit
ies
mayhaveb e
entakenunawa r
ebutwh atwoul
dbethegroundr
e al
it
ieswhenthelaw-e
nforci
ngagen
cieshave
su
fficien
ttimetoprepareforanyapprehen
dedcont
ing
e n
cy.

 Theapplicatio
na ndorderu nderS ect
ion3 21isar esu l
to fpanicr eac
tionb yoverzeal
ousp er
sonswi tho
ut
pro
peru nderstandi
ngo fthep r
o bl
ema ndc onsi
derationoft hereleva n
tma teria
l,thou
ghth eyma ynothave
anyp ersonalmo ti
v e
.I td oesn o
ta ppeart ha ta nybodyc onsideredt hati fd emocrati
call
y-elec
ted
gov
ernme ntsgiveani mpressio
nt ot hecitizenso ft hi
sc ou
ntryo fb ein
gl awbreak
e r
s,wo u
lditn otb r
eed
con
temp tforlaw;wo ul
di tnotinvitecit
iz en
st ob ecomeal awont othemse l
ves.
Itma yleadtoa narchy.
The
Gover
nme ntshavet oconsi
dera ndbalanc
et hech o
iceb etwe e
nma intenanceoflawa ndorderanda na
r c
hy.
 Itdoesn ota p
peart hata nyon
ec o
nsideredt hi
sa spe c
t.Ity i
elde dtot hep r
essuretactic
so ft hosewho
acc
ordingtot h
eGo vernme n
ta r
eo uttot errori
set hep ol
iceforcea ndtoov e
rawet heelec
t e
dGo vernments.
Itdoesnota ppeart h
ata nyonec on
sideredt hatwi ththeiracti
o np eopl
ema ylosefaithinthed emocrati
c
pro
cess,wh entheys eep ubli
ca uthori
tyf lout
e da ndtheh elp
less nes
so ft heGovernment.Thea spectof
paral
ysingandd i
scredi
t i
ngthed emocraticauthorityhadt obeta kenintoconsi
deratio
n.
 Iti
st h
ee xe cu
tivef u
nctiontode ci
deint hepublicinteresttowith drawfromp ros
ecutio
na scla
ime d,bu
tit
isal
sofort heGovernme n
tt omaintainitsexistence.Thes el
f-preservationisthemostpervasiveaspectof
sov
ereignty.Topreserveitsindep e
n d
encea ndt erri
toriesistheh i
g h
estd utyofeverynationandt oattai
n
thes
ee ndsne ar
lyallotherconsiderati
onsa retob es ub
ordinat
e d.Ofc our
se,itisfortheS t
a t
et oconsi
der
thes
ea spectsandta k
eac o
nsci
o usdeci
sion.

Inthepr esentcase,withoutconsi
derati
onoft heseaspectst hed ecisi
onwa stakentowi t
h d
r awTADA
charg
es.Itisev i
dentf ro
mma t
eria
ln owplac
edo nreco
rdb ef o
ret h
isCo urtthatVeerappanwa sact
ingin
cons
ultati
onwi t
hs eces
s i
oni
sto r
ganis
atio
ns/gr
oupswhichha dtheo bjectoflib
erati
o no
fTa milf r
omIndi
a.
Therei snos eri
ousc hal
len
get ot hi
sa spec
t.No n
eo ft hea fo
resa i
da spec
tswer ec on
sideredbyt h
e
GovernmentorthePub l
icProsec
utorsbefo
rehavingrec
ourset oSecti
on3 21Cr.
P.
C.

Wi
tht
hes
ead
dit
ion
alr
eas
ons
,Ia
minc
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eter
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tfu
lag
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