Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 809 · Decided 6 June 2025
Dhanya M v. State of Kerala & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 809 · [2025] 7 S.C.R. 354
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2897/2025
- Decided
- 6 June 2025
- Bench
- SANJAY KAROL, MANMOHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Constitution Article 22
Headnote
Whether the preventive detention of the detenu is in accordance with law. Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 - ss.3, 2(j), (o) - Order of detention u/s.3(1), if sustainable: Held: No - s.2(j) states that a person who is covered by the Act - In the present case, the facts and circumstances do not fall under the category of a public order situation - The detention order does not state any reason as to how the actions of the detenu were against the public order of the State - Given the
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