Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 480 · Decided 14 October 1999
Ahamed Nassar v. State of Tamil Nadu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 480 · [1999] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 657
- Case number
- WRIT TO PETITION (CRIMINAL)... No. 166/1999
- Decided
- 14 October 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, AJAY PRAKASH MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 22(5)
Headnote
Criminal Law: Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Ac­ tivities" Act, 1974: Section 3: Preventive Detention-Appropriate authority-Representation before-­ Disposal of-Delay in-Sponsoring authority took two days' time in sending A B c his comments-'-Held : Delay fatal while in another set of circumstances a longer delay may still be held to be for valid reasons-'-However, there should be no unexplained delay or delay through carelessness-ln the circumstances of the case, two days' delay is not undue delay. Preventive Deten~ion-Appropriate
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