Dayan Krishnan, ASC, for the State along with Sh.A. Menon.The present order will dispose of four appeals - Crl.A. 229/2011 - Tariq Mehmood & Anr.All the appellants - Tariq Mehmood and Ishaq Ahmed (in Crl. A. 229/2011), Arshad Khan; Mufti Mohd. Asrar and Ghulam Mohd. Dar were tried together with several other accused.By common judgment and order dated 24.12.2010 and 15.01.2011 of Ms. Pinki, learned ASJ/Designated Court, Saket, New Delhi (which have been challenged in the present appeals), these accused/appellants were convicted for committing various offences.These appeals were heard on several dates.During the course of hearing, the appellant's counsel submitted that having regard to the nature of evidence and the fact that the principal accused Abdul Majeed was held guilty and awarded 10 years sentence for the offence of criminal conspiracy under Section 120-B IPC, (which was the maximum punishment to him), was reduced to 8 years Rigorous Imprisonment by this Court, in a previous order and that the same was to run concurrently with the sentences for the other offences, it was urged that having regard to the allegations leveled against these appellants, Tariq Mehmood and Ishaq Ahmed (in Crl.A. 229/2011), Arshad Khan; Mufti Mohd. Asrar and Ghulam Mohd. Dar, and the findings of the Trial Court, they would not be contesting or pressing for setting-aside of the conviction.The appellants were also present; they were present pursuant to production warrants issued by the Court.They concurred with the statements made on their behalf by the counsel.The prosecution case was that the principal accused Abdul Majeed, in conspiracy with several others, had plotted committing various subversive and terrorist acts in India.These included possibility of kidnapping several Crl.A. 229/2011 , Crl. A. 281/2011 , Crl. A. 307/2011 & Crl.A. 986/2011 Page 2 highly-placed individuals, and also getting some terrorists, who were lodged in Indian jails, released in bargain.The role attributed to Abdul Majeed was a prominent one; he is alleged to have purchased a plot with a view to stay in India to provide hideout to the others, some of whom were from Pakistan and also to mastermind operations and provide logistic support.Although the present appellants and the other accused, i.e. Abdul Majeed, Mohd. Amran and Mohd. Ashraf were named in the same First Information Report (FIR), and also arraigned (charged) along with these appellants, in view of the fact that some of them pleaded guilty, the order of conviction and sentence was passed much earlier.These orders were made by the learned Designated Judge (POTA).The relevant sentences awarded by the learned Designated Judge(POTA) on 15.10.2003 were noticed by the Trial Court in the impugned judgment, in the form of a chart.C.8(c) Vide order dated 18.01.2010 passed by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Suresh Kait, Judges, Delhi High Court in Criminal Appeal No. 775/03, the order on sentence in respect of accused Abdul Majeed was modified.C. 8(d) The sentences awarded vide order dated 15.10.2003 passed by Sh.S.N. Dhingra, learned Designated Crl.A. 229/2011 , Crl. A. 281/2011 , Crl. A. 307/2011 & Crl.A. 229/2011 , Crl. A. 281/2011 , Crl. A. 307/2011 & Crl.The appeal stands disposed of modifying the order of sentence dated 15.10.2003, but limited to the sentence imposed for the offence punishable under Section 120B IPC.We direct that for the offence punishable under Section 120B IPC, the appellant shall undergo rigorous imprisonment for 8 years and pay a fine in sum of Rs.25,000/-, in default of payment of fine would undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year.The appeal stands disposed of as aforesaid.................A. 229/2011 , Crl. A. 281/2011 , Crl. A. 307/2011 & Crl.No other allegations were leveled or proved against him.

Cited provisions: Section 120B in The Indian Penal Code