UP Gangsters Act ‘Stillborn’ as It Prescribes Punishment Without Creating an Offence: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment delivered by a bench comprising Justice J. B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran, has held that the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 is _ “stillborn” _ because it fails to create or define any distinct statutory crime or offence. Quashing criminal

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