Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 312 · Decided 4 November 1987
Johney D' Couto v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 312 · [1988] 1 S.C.R. 787
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 232/1987
- Decided
- 4 November 1987
- Bench
- RANGANATH MISRA, S. RANGANATHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
B Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974: s. 8(e)-Detenu's representation-Consideration of by Advisory Board-Detenu whether entitled to the assistance of a friend. The detenu, a clearing and forwarding agent aged around 26 or 27 c years, was detained by the Advisory Board the detaining authority was being assisted by a Deputy Collector and a Superin- tendent of Central Excise. A specific request of the detenu to permit a retired Assistant Collector of Central Excise to assist him as a friend D was turned down on the ground that be was not a
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