Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 58 · Decided 15 March 1974
Golam Hussain Alias Gama v. The Commissioner of Police, Calcutta, and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 58 · [1974] 3 S.C.R. 613
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 1977/1973
- Decided
- 15 March 1974
- Bench
- HANS RAJ KHANNA, V.R. KRISHNA IYER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Mai11rena11ce of Internal Security Act, 1971-Ss. 3 (1) an:l 3 (2) • If detention af1er discharge in criminal -cases ma/a fide-Link between criminal activity and detention-Detention without duration if invalid-Public disorder-If acts aifned at a single person can disturb public order. Pursuant under s. 3 (l)(a) (ii) read withs. 3 (2) of the· Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 the petitionet' was arrested for hurling soda water bottles, brickbats and bombs indiscriminately on a group of persons on different dates. The order of detention said that if left free and
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