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Voluntarily, a person is said to cause an effect 'voluntarily' when he causes it by means whereby he intended to cause it, or by means which, at the time of employing those means, he knew or had reason to believe to be likely to cause it. (Indian Penal Code, 1860, s. 39)Intentionally; without coercion, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1569.The crux of making statement voluntarily is, what is intentional, intended, unimpelled by other influences, acting on one's own will, through his own conscience. Such confessional statements are made mostly out of a thirst to speak the truth which at a given time predominates in the heart of the confessor which implies him to speak out the truth. Internal compulsion of the conscience to speak out the truth normally emerges when one is in despondency or in perilous situation when he wants to shed his cloak of guilt and nothing but disclosing the truth would dawn on him. It sometimes becomes so powerful that he is ready to face all consequences for...
Arms and ammunition
Arms and ammunition, the words 'arms and ammunition' in s. 5 should be read conjuctively, AIR 1993 SC 1212 (1214). [Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, (28 of 1987), s. 5]...
Under his own hand
Under his own hand, the expression 'under his own hand' as used in sub-rule (3) (b) of Rule 15 does not mean in his own handwriting. What is inter alia required to be certified by the police officer is that the confession was taken in his presence and recorded by him, State of Tamil Nadu v. Sivarasan, (1997) 1 SCC 682 (693). [Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Rules, 1987, R. 15(3)(b)]...
Unauthorised possession
Unauthorised possession, the unauthorised possession in the context means without the authority of law. There is no dispute even in the area, Sanjay Dutt v. State, (1994) 5 SCC 410. [Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987, s. 5]...
Confession
Confession, a statement in order to amount to a 'confession' must either admit in terms the offence, or at any rate substantially all the facts which constitute the offence. An admission of an incriminating fact, howsoever grave, is not byitself a confession. A statement which contains an exculpatory assertion of some fact, which if true, would negative the offence alleged cannot amount to a confession, Veera Ibrahim v. State of Maharashtra, (1976) 2 SCC 302: AIR 1976 SC 1167 (1171): (1967) 3 SCR 672. [Evidence Act (1 of 1987), s. 24]'Confession' in common acceptation means and implies acknowledgment of guilt--its evidentiary value and its acceptability however shall have to be assessed by the Court having due regard to the credibility of the witnesses. In the event, however, the Court is otherwise in a position having due regard to the attending circumstances believes the witness before whom the confession is made and is otherwise satisfied that the confession is in fact voluntary and...
Kuklux
The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization active for several years after the close of the Civil War and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freed negroes called also Kuklux Klan and the Klan It exerienced a revival in the 1920s in the north as well as the south and persists as a weak organization into the 1990s Its goals were primarily anti negro and anti Catholic and its tactics included terrorist attacks on negroes for the purpose of intimidation with the goal of continuing segregation The signature activity of the Klan was the burning of a cross either at rallies of Klansmen or on the property of African Americans which they hoped to intimidate...
threat
threat : an expression of an intention to injure another : menace [criminal laws against making terroristic s] ...
Iraqi
of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture as Iraqi oil Iraqi terrorists...
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