Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 629 · Decided 17 July 2017
Lahu Shrirang Gatkal v. State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 629 · [2017] 6 S.C.R. 389
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1185/2017
- Decided
- 17 July 2017
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
A B Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, C Sand Smugglers and Persons engaged in Black marketing of Essential Commodities Act, 1981: s.3(2) - Detention order - Period of detention not specified Held: it is well settled that a presumptive legislation such as the present Act needs to be given a strict interpretation - Proviso to sub-section (2) of s.3 envisages a period to be specified in the order with a maximum cap D of six months at the first instance - Therefore authorities could not
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