Supreme Court · 1975 INSC 93 · Decided 11 April 1975
MOHD. Dhana Ali Khan v. State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1975 INSC 93 · [1975] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 124
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 17/1975
- Decided
- 11 April 1975
- Bench
- N.L. UNTWALIA, S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971-Whether a single incident of their in a running train at night had nexus with disturbance of public order­ s. 14-:..-Jflhether confers a disc1-'etionary power on the ·Central (;overnn1ent to revoke or n?odify an order-Detaid;ng authority had vitiates the order of detention. The petitioner was detained under the provisions of the Maintenance o{ In­ ternal Security Act, 1971. In a petition under Att. 32 of the Constitution the petitioner contended that a single incid.~nt of theft committed in a train had no nexus with the
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