Supreme Court convicted an accused in a murder case pending from the year 2004 only to realize that the lifer had already been released from jail in 2019
The Karnataka High Court had earlier made it clear that a lack of 'intent to strike terror' cannot nullify terrorist acts defined under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, if the act in question is 'likely to strike terror.'
The Supreme Court bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant dismissed the special leave petition filed by the BJP leaders against the decision of the Calcutta High Court.