Supreme Court of India

Deb Sadhan Roy v. State of West Bengal

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Reported as [1972] 2 S.C.R. 787
Bench P. Jaganmohan Reddy J.
Decided 7 December 1971

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West Bengal (Prevention of Unlawful Activities) Act 1970-Confir· mation of Advisory Board's recommendation for detention beyond·.thr'1e months under s. 12 by Stale Government-Confirmation 'must· be wlthln three months of detention-Must he in writing-Must be communicated to detenu within reasonable time-Grounds of detention whether vagut because they did not mention names of associates of petitioner in the acts alleged against him-Disturbance of public order in s. 3(2)(er-ma1 amounts to. The petitioner was arrested on January 29, 1971 in pursuan;:e. of a detention order d_ated January 16, 1971

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