Supreme Court of India

Arun Ghosh v. State of West Bengal

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Reported as [1970] 3 S.C.R. 288
Bench M. Hjdayatullah, A. N. Grover, A. N. Ray and I. D. Dua JJ.
Decided 2 December 1969

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Preventive Detention Act (4 of 1950), s. 3(2)-Mo/estation of indivi­ dual women and assaults on other individuals-Whether breach of public order-Va/idit.v of detention. The appellant molested two respectable young ladies threatened their father's life and assaulted two other individuals. He was detained under s. 3(2) of the Preventive Detention Act, 1950 in order to prcvent'him from acting prejudicially to the mainte.nance of public order. On the question of the legality of the detention. HELD : The question whether a man has only committed a breach of law and order, or has acted in a manner

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