UP Gangsters Act Cases Against Two Lawyers Quashed as Supreme Court Terms Law ‘Stillborn’: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 is “stillborn” because the statute prescribes punishment against a person described as a gangster without creating a distinct criminal offence under the Act itself. A Bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran delivered the judgment in Shiv Pratap Singh alias Chinu v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others. The Court examined…
