PUNISHMENT FOR

TERRORIST ACTS

INTRODUCTION
Punishment for terrorist act comes under the
act called TADA(terrorist and disruptive
activities prevention act 1987).It extends to the
whole of India, to person in the service of the
government, whenever they may be , and to
the person on ships and aircraft registered in
India, whenever they be
The calculated use of violence (or the
threat of violence) against civilians in
order to attain goals that are political or
religious or ideological in nature; this is
done through intimidation or coercion or
instilling fear is called Terrorist Act is a
major problem all over the world at the moment. It
affects a country’s economy. Terrorists were made
in the name of religion. Religion never teaches
terrorism or tell followers to take the lives of other
people. But the wrong leaders teach wrong things
and innocent people fall prey to this. For example
the use of violence or of the threat of violence
in the of political, religious, ideological or social
objectives and acts committed by undercover
personnel serving on the behalf of their
respective governments
acts reaching more than the immediate target
victims and also directed at targets consisting of
a larger spectrum of society
Crime that is made illegal by legislation and
crime that is inherently immoral and wrong
Punishment-The maximum penalty is seven
years imprisonment. Preparation of terrorist
acts Section 5 Prohibits anyone from engaging
in any conduct in preparation for an
intended act of terrorism. The
maximum penalty is life imprisonment.
The main cause of terrorism is because of difference
between the citizen of different countries and also
between countries to those having conflicts .In this
production of large quantities of machine guns,
atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs, nuclear weapons,
missiles, etc. rapid population growth, Politics,
Social, Economic problems, dissatisfaction of
people with the country’s system, lack of education,
racism, economic inequality all these are the
major elements of terrorism, and terrorism
flourishes after them. People use terrorism as a
weapon to prove and justify their point of view. The
riots among Hindus and Muslims are the most
famous but there is a difference between caste and
terrorism.
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
 To analyze the importance of
punishment of terrorist act
 To compare the current situation of trail
with the present act of TADA
 To identify the current status of trail with
the act of TADA
 To identify the laws related to terrorism
 To analyze weather punishment for
such acts is sufficient
 To suggest further alternative actions
which can be taken to curb further acts

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

 What are the importance of punishment

in terrorist acts?
 How to analyze weather such
punishment for such acts is sufficient?
 What further alternative actions can be
taken to curb further acts?
 What are the punishment for such acts?
 What is the current status of the trail for
terrorist act?