Supreme Court · 1981 INSC 73 · Decided 18 March 1981
Harish Pahwa v. State of Uttar Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1981 INSC 73 · [1981] 3 S.C.R. 276
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 183/1981
- Decided
- 18 March 1981
- Bench
- A.D. KOSHAL, BAHARUL ISLAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974-Detenu assailing detention order-Failure of State Government to dispose of representation within reasonable time-Point not taken before High Court-Whether can be raised in Supreme Court-Representations of detenus to Government. The appellant who was detained by an order dated 16th May, 1980, made a representation dated 3rd June, 1980 from jail, which was received by the State Government on 4th June, 1980. Comments were called for from the Customs Authorities on the 6th of June, 1980 and were received on
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