Supreme Court of India

Madhu Garg v. Union of India and Anr.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 581
Bench Sinha J.
Decided 21 September 2004

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the impugned orders of detention cannot be sustained which are set aside accordingly.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974-Section 3(1)-Detention under-On grounds of misdeclaration of export consignment and over-invoicing of goods­ Misdeclaration not proved by report of chemical analysis of goods-:- Detention upheld by High Court-On appeal, held: Detention on first ground was without there being adequate material-The entire order of detention stands vitiated in law as one of the grounds was found to be based on irrelevant materials. Husband o( appellant (detenu), his brother and their manager were detained under Section 3(1) of

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