Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 327 · Decided 5 March 2025
Joyi Kitty Joseph v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 327 · [2025] 3 S.C.R. 419
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1180/2025
- Decided
- 5 March 2025
- Bench
- SUDHANSHU DHULIA, K. VINOD CHANDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; NDPS Act; Customs Act
Headnote
The wife of the detenu; detained under the provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA Act) is challenging the order of detention. Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Detenu was detained under the provisions of the COFEPOSA Act - It was contended that there was non-application of mind since the allegations were raised under clauses (i) to (iv) of s.3(1) of the COFEPOSA Act, in an omnibus manner, revealing the bias of the detaining officer - It was
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