Supreme Court of India

Arun Kumar Roy Alias Katu v. The State of West Bengal

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Reported as [1973] 1 S.C.R. 552
Bench G.K. Mitter J.
Decided 3 May 1972

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we are not satisfied that this is a case where the detention order should be quashed.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Maintenance of nternal Security Act 26 of 1971-Detention .llnder-Whether justified when grounds disclosed only facts amounting to theft which could be proceeded with under ordinary law-Delay In .consideration of, de,enu's repre!l'entation by State Governmenl 'Whether renders detention i/le2al. T"- petitioner was detaill<!d in pursuance of an order under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act 26 of 197 L The order of detention was passed by the District Magistrate on August 24, 1971. The order was approved by the Stat~ Government under s. 3 ( 3) of the Act OR Septembor 4, 1971. TI1e

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