Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 170 · Decided 18 September 1973
Giani Bakshish Singh v. GOVT. of India & Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 170 · [1974] 1 S.C.R. 662
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 116/1973
- Decided
- 18 September 1973
- Bench
- HANS RAJ KHANNA, A. ALAGIRISWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 491; Constitution Article 491
Headnote
.\!11i11tt'11a11cc of lnf('/'llaf Sl'curity Act, 1971-s. 3(1) and (2)-Foreigner­ f/ could be detained. The appellant, a British citizen, was detained under s. 3(2) read with section 3 (I\ (a) (i) and (ii) of Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. The grounds of cietention were that he and by calling upon the Sikhs to establish a separate homeland by resorting to violent methods. In reply to a representation by the Akali party for the release of-the appellant from detention the Chief Minister of Punjab stated in the State Assembly that the appellant was in Pakistan in
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