Supreme Court of India

Anant Singh @ Anant Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar and Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 5 S.C.R. 147
Bench R. F. Nariman and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar JJ.
Decided 12 April 2017

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Bihar Control of Crimes Act, 1981 - s.23(2) and ss.2(d), 12 and 17 - First preventive order dated 5. 09.16 issued against appellant by respondent-State - The same was revoked vide revocation order dated 17.9.2016 - Second detention order dated 21.9.16 issued on the same grounds as the previous detention order dated 5.9.16 except certain other grounds all of which had arisen prior to 17. 9.16 - Writ petition by appellant challenging the second detention order contending that since the first detention order was revoked, the second detention order in view of s.23(2) ought to have been passed on

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