GIANI PRATAP SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) On 26th December, 1990, the appellant was arrested by the SHO, police Station, Nanded, in connection with FIR No. 150 / 90. The charge-sheet was filed against the appellant and also other accused persons for an offence under Section 6 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 read with Sections 286, 120-B and 34 of Indian Penal Code read with Section 9 (B) of the Indian Explosives Act, on 19th December, 1991. The appellant is a priest. He is now in jail for more than four years and eight months continuously except for a short period of 21/2 months when he was on parole on medeical grounds. The minimum sentence under Section 6 of the TADA Act is only five years.

(3.) The appellant applied for grant of bail sometime in June, 1994. Before that , the appellant had made several; applications for bail , which were all rejected.