Supreme Court of India

Pooja Batra v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 5 S.C.R. 67
Bench Dalveer Bhandari and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 27 March 2009

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Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 - s. 3 - Detention order - Based on seizure of goods from container covered under Bill c of Entry where detenu mis-declared/smuggled goods as also past eight consignments cleared earlier - /legation that detenu likely to indulge in smuggling activities - Challenge to - Held: Detention order not sustainable - There was non '~ application of mind by Detaining Authority - It relied on extraneous and irrelevant materials - 'Inconclusive state of investigation' cannot be basis for passing detention order against the

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