Supreme Court · 1989 INSC 250 · Decided 22 August 1989
N. Meera Rani v. Government of Tamil Nadu & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1989 INSC 250 · [1989] 3 S.C.R. 901
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 511/1989
- Decided
- 22 August 1989
- Bench
- S. RANGANATHAN, N.D. OJHA, J.S. VERMA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 226, 136
Headnote
B National Security Act, 1980--Section 3(2) and 12( 1) subsisting custody of detenue does not invalidate order of detention-Detention order can be made in anticipation to operate on release of detenue . .,,- By an order dated 7.9.88 the Collector & District Magistrate ~' Madurai under s. 3(2) made an order c for keeping in custody Nallathamhi, the husband of the appellant/ , petitioner. The State Govt. on 25.10.88 by its order under s. 12(1) of the Act confirmed the order of detention agreeing with the opinion of the Advisory Board and ordered the detention of the detenue for 12
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