Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 26 · Decided 8 February 1974
Bhut Nath Mete v. The State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 26 · [1974] 3 S.C.R. 315
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 1456/1973
- Decided
- 8 February 1974
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, R.S. SARKARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 22(5), 32
Headnote
Mai:11te~li!'1ce of 1'1ternal Security Act! 19?1-s. 3-Continuance of c111erze11cy no.t a 1usl1C1able issue-Order of dettntion rf bad because crhnlnal prosmllions fculed-lf Gove~nment should pass a speak111g ordtr-Con1m,,nication of facts cornerstone of right of representation-Poverty and of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1_971 on the ground that he broke open wagons and looted wheat and tea. The reoort which was sent by the Police to the District Magistrate was forwarded to the Government and the Board. It contained information that the petitioner was -poor and
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