Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 38 · Decided 21 February 1974
Krishna Lal Dutta v. The State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 38 · [1974] 3 S.C.R. 449
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 845/1973
- Decided
- 21 February 1974
- Bench
- M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, R.S. SARKARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
F. G H KRISHNA LAL DUTTA l'. THE STATE OF WEST BEN'GAL Ftbruary 21. 1974. [M. H. BEG AN!) R. s. SARK.ARIA, JJ.J H9 P1eventive dete11tio,r-Matters tOktn ·into qccount for ordering dett•nJion­ Duty to commu11ictJtt to detenu to enable him to' explain. . The Drder detaining the tea chests from a- runiiing goods trdin and that they 6cd, when challenged, leaving behind three cheSts of tea at the P.O. In his pet:don for the isSue of a writ of habeas· corpus the petitioner contended that it was i_mpossible to commit theft from ._ running train as described. In the
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