Death Penalty

Criminal Appeal No. 897 of 2008 Parvez Nazir Ahmed Shaikh (A-12) …..Appellant(s) versus The State of Maharashtra Thr. CBI-STF, Mumbai

14. League of Nations Convention (1937): “All criminal acts directed against a State along with intended or calculated to create

Injured Witnesses: 423) It was pointed out that around 50 people suffered injuries due to the explosion which took place

Criminal Appeal No.365 of 2008 Mohammed Shoeb Mohammed Kasam Ghansar (A-9) ….. Appellant(s) vs The State of Maharashtra, Through STF,

44) On 27.07.2007, the Designated Court again read the following conclusion in respect of A-1. “82 a) Accused no. 1

Evidence with regard to the vehicle (Jeep) used in the Blast: 375) Three commander jeeps were purchased by Mohammed Shafi

Final Analysis relating to A-1 241) From the total appreciation of the evidence as produced by the prosecution in support

Confessional Statements of co-accused: Confessional Statement of Zakir Hussain Noor Mohd. Shaikh (A-32) 314) Confessional statement of A-32 under Section

Objects and Reasons are as follows: “The sections of the Indian Penal Code which deal directly with the subject of

Charges: 253) The following common charge of conspiracy was framed against all the co-conspirators including the appellants herein. The relevant

Charges: 308) A common charge of conspiracy was framed against all the co- conspirators including the appellants (A-10 and A-29).

Admissibility of Confessions recorded u/s 15 of TADA prior to the amendment 97) Learned senior counsel for A-1 submitted that

Conviction and Sentence: (i) The appellant has been convicted and sentenced to death under Section 3(3) of TADA and Section

Confessional Statements of co-accused: Confessional Statement of Bashir Ahmed Usman Gani Khairulla (A-13) 262) Confessional statement of A-13 under Section

Other Witnesses: 323) Kashiram Kubal (PW-449), Piyara Singh (PW-447), Mohan Mayekar (PW-455), Dattatreya Pawar (PW-448) and Ramesh Lad (PW-450) proved

Theory of Agency and Conspiracy 62) An important facet of the Law of Conspiracy is that apart from it being

Explosion at Hotel Sea Rock: Deposition of Premchand Pandhari Nath Garud (PW-23) 394) PW-23 was working as an attendant in

Evidence: 255) The evidence against the appellants is in the nature of their own confessions, confessions made by other co-accused,

Deposition of Badrinath Bishansingh Sharma (PW-29) (i) PW-29 is a hawker at Zaveri Bazaar. He is an eye-witness to the