Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 380 · Decided 8 May 2014
Cherukuri Mani W/O Narendra Chowdari v. The Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 380 · [2014] 6 S.C.R. 750
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1133/2014
- Decided
- 8 May 2014
- Bench
- RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, N.V. RAMANA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 22
Headnote
c Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug Offenders, Goondas Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land Grabpers Act, 1986: s.3 - Detention order passed by Government for a period of 12 mof1ths - Propriety of - Held: An order in the first instance be in force for a period of three months - Government is, however, conferred with the power to extend the period beyond three months - Such extension ., however, cannot be for period exceeding three months - In the instant case, the Government erred in directing detention E
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