Supreme Court of India

State of Maharashtra and Ors. v. Santosh Shankar Acharya

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Reported as [2000] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 67
Bench G.B. Pattanaik and U.C. Banerjee JJ.
Decided 1 August 2000

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Criminal Law : Maharashtra Prevention ()f Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Boot­ leggers, Drugs Offenders and Dangerous Persons Act, 1981 : Sections 3(2) and 8( 1 )-Preventive Detention-Right to make represen­ tation-To detaining authority-Non-communication of the same to detenu­ Effect ()(-Held, amounts to infraction of the detenu '.s rights under Art. 22(5)­ Hence, vitiates detention order-Constitution of India, 1950, Art. 22(5)­ Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention ()f Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. Interpretation of Statutes : Redundancy-Rule of-Held, every part ()fa statute

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