Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 331 · Decided 2 December 1969
Arun Ghosh v. State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1969 INSC 331 · [1970] 3 S.C.R. 288
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 287/1969
- Decided
- 2 December 1969
- Bench
- M. HIDAYATULLAH, A.N. GROVER, A.N. RAY, I.D. DUA (4-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Preventive Detention Act (4 of 1950), s. 3(2)-Mo/estation of indivi­ dual women and assaults on other individuals-Whether breach of public order-Va/idit.v of detention. The appellant molested two respectable young ladies threatened their father's life and assaulted two other individuals. He to prcvent'him from acting prejudicially to the mainte.nance of public order. On the question of the legality of the detention. HELD : The question whether a man has only committed a breach of law and order, or has acted in a manner likely to cause a disturbance of the public order, is a
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