Supreme Court of India
State of Maharashtra & Ors. v. Mehamud
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Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers and Drug Offenders Act, I 98 I: ss. 2(/-b) and 3- 'Dangerous person '-Order of detention-Expression c "habitually commits or attempts to commit"-Connotation of-Held: Detenu being involved in fourteen cases and several cases being pending which related to offences punishable under Chapters XVI and XVJI of 1.P. and Chapter V of Arms Act, and considering the nature of jurisdiction which the detaining authority exercises, the conclusion of High Court that there must be a conviction in order to say that detenu habitually
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