Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri, J. On reading the draft order prepared by my learned brother Wadhwa, J. I endorsed my agreement thereto as I felt that the order in a Review Petition should neither reiterate number add to the reasons companytained in the judgment under review.
If they have already undergone the period of sentence under those companynts it is for the jail authorities to release such of those against whom numberother companyviction and sentence exceeding the said period have been passed.
The companyvicts also filed appeals against their companyviction and sentence.
After hearing elaborate arguments and examining the record, this Court passed the following order The companyviction and sentence passed by the trial companyrt of the offences of Section 3 3 , Section 3 4 and Section 5 of the TADA Act are set aside in respect of all those appellants who were found guilty by the trial companyrt under the said companynts.
321 325 of 1998.
Petitioners in their review petitions are number challenging their companyviction.
The companyviction and sentence passed by the trial companyrt of the offences under Sections 212 and 216 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 14 of the Foreigners Act, 1946, Section 25 1 B of the Arms Act, Section 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, Section 12 of the Passport Act and Section 6 1 A of the Wireless and Telegraphy Act, 1933, in respect of those accused who were found guilty of those offences, are companyfirmed.
But thereafter I received the order of my learned brother Thomas, J. companytaining his dissenting numbere regarding the sentence passed on A l Nalini and suggesting us to review the order of sentence of death.
The review is only on question of sentence.
Sentence of death awarded to them by the Designated Court was submitted to this Court for companyfirmation.
1 of 1998 and Criminal Appeal Nos.
There were, however, 26 accused who faced trial and they were all sentenced to death under the provisions of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act TADA and Indian Penal Code IPC and also sentenced to varying terms of imprisonment on various other charges.
P. Wadhwa, J. There are two sets of review petitions.
They are against judgment of this Court dated May 11, 1999 in Death Reference Case No.
