Supreme Court today rejected Gangster Abu Salem’s plea for quashing all proceedings against him after Portugal court terminated his extradition to India.The APex court said, the verdict of Portugal’s constitutional court is not binding on India. It said, extradition of Salem is still valid in the eyes of law. The Supreme Court allowed CBI to drop additional charges slapped on Salem under TADA and Explosives Substances Act.The Supreme Court pronounced its verdict on Salem’s plea for quashing trials against him in various cases after Portugal’s apex court terminated his extradition to India for violation of deportation rules by authorities.A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam had reserved the verdict on July 9 saying it will pass the order after considering CBI’s submission that the agency is ready to drop certain charges against 45-year-old Salem under TADA and Explosive Substances Act in view of its commitment to Portuguese government at the time of his extradition that he shall not be awarded death penalty or detained in custody for more than 25-years if found guilty.The Supreme Court had stayed the trial after Salem approached the apex court against the TADA court’s order of January 31, rejecting his plea for closure of his trial.
