Thereafter, too, Malik pleaded guilty to the charges framed against him.
The Court had noted that Malik had voluntarily and after due legal consultation, and full knowledge of the consequences, pleaded guilty to the charges framed against him.
“His plea is accordingly accepted,” the Court had said in its conviction order.
It had, therefore, convicted him of offences under Section 120B, 121, 121A of Indian Penal Code and Sections 13 and 15 of UAPA read with 120B of Indian Penal Code besides Sections 17, 18, 20, 38 and 39 of UAPA.
Earlier, the Court had framed charges in March after noting that it was prima facie established that Malik and Shabir Shah, Rashid Engineer, Altaf Fantoosh, Masrat and Hurriyat/Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) were the direct recipients of terror funds.
Source: Barandbench
