Supreme Court · 1956 INSC 66 · Decided 13 November 1956
Mohammad Afzal Khan v. State of Jammu & Kashmir
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1956 INSC 66 · [1957] 1 S.C.R. 63
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 181/1956
- Decided
- 13 November 1956
- Bench
- SUDHI RANJAN DAS, NATWARLAL HARILAL BHAGWATI, T.L. VENKATARAMA AIYYAR, BHUVNESHWAR PRASAD SINHA, S.K. DAS (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; Constitution Article 32
Headnote
COURT REPORTS 63 There is nothing in the affidavits filed by the res­ pondent showing that there was any particular circum­ stance or reason for which the declarations could not have been made earlier than June 30, 1956, when they were actually made. For reasons stated above the detention mental right guaranteed under Art. 22(5) of the Con­ stitution. In the premises the petitioners are entitled to the relief they pray for. We accordingly allow both the petitions and direct the petitioners to be released forthwith. Applications allowed. MOHAMMAD AFZAL KHAN v. STATE OF
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