Supreme Court · 1981 INSC 186 · Decided 30 October 1981
Hemlata Kantilal Shah v. State of Maharashtra & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1981 INSC 186 · [1982] 1 S.C.R. 1028
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 3662/1981
- Decided
- 30 October 1981
- Bench
- A.P. SEN, BAHARUL ISLAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 22(5), 136; Customs Act Section 108
Headnote
c D HEMLATA KANTJLAL SHAH v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS. October 30, 1981 (A.P. SEN AND BAHARUL ISLAM, JJ.j Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smugg/fng Activities Act, 1974-Section 8 (e)-Representation of detenu by lawyer before Advisory Board-If could be claimed as of right. Delay in passing r order of detentlon-Whethtr fatal to the order of deten~ tion in all cases-Detaining a person under preventive detntion law instead of prose· cuting him under ordinary law-When permitted. Confidential guidelines issued to officials of department-Whether have force of law.
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