JASBIR SINGH @ MARRU vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Crl.A. No. 989/2001

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 989/2001 Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed Jasbir Singh @ Marru's appeal on February 19, 2002. The court upheld the TADA Court's conviction and five-year rigorous imprisonment sentence plus Rs. 1,000 fine for illegal possession of a country-made pistol and live ammunition under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 read with Section 5 of the TADA Act. The court rejected the appellant's argument that lack of ballistic examination rendered the trial defective, finding the recovery of the loaded weapon and live cartridges with credible police testimony sufficient to prove the charges. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.