JUDGMENT

S. Ratnavel Pandian, J. - The above batch of matters consisting of a number of writ petition criminal appeals and SLP are filed challenging the vires of the Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act (No. 61 of 1984), the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (No. 31 of 1985) and the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (No. 28/87) - commonly known as TADA Acts - (hereinafterreferred to as the Act of 1984, Act of 1985 and Act of 1987 respectively) and challenging the constitutional validity of Section 9 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (U.P. Amendment Act, 1976 (Act No. 16 of 1976) by which the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh has deleted Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as applicilble to the State of Uttar Pradesh. Though originally, a number of, other matters falling under various Acts such as the U.P. Gangsters and Antisocial Activities (Prevention) Act of 1986 (Act 7 of 1986), the Prevention of Illicit Traffic of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1988 and some provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA), were listed for hearin