JEET SINGH . vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Crl.A. No. 766/2000

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 000766/2000 Jeet Singh & Another v. State of Punjab (15 November 2000) The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of two appellants under TADA Section 5 for possession of explosives (100kg gunpowder, 200 detonators, firearms, cartridges) seized on 28.10.1992. Rejecting contentions that evidence was fabricated and that independent witnesses should have been present at the search, the Court found the appellants were caught red-handed. However, citing improved peace in Punjab, the Court reduced their sentence from 10 years to 5 years imprisonment while maintaining the Rs. 500 fine per appellant. The appeal was disposed of accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.