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Cross-border Terrorism — Landmark Judgments
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Landmark Judgments
Ajmal Kasab vs State of Maharashtra
2012The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving terrorist of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, establishing important precedents for trying foreign…
Kartar Singh vs State of Punjab
1994This landmark judgment upheld the constitutional validity of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA), establishing the legal foundation for anti-terrorism…
Yakub Abdul Razak Memon vs State of Maharashtra
2015The Supreme Court's judgment in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case established important precedents for conspiracy in terrorist acts and the death penalty in terrorism cases. The…