Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 175 · Decided 13 September 1974
Narayan Debnath v. The State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 175 · [1975] 2 S.C.R. 57
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 305/1974
- Decided
- 13 September 1974
- Bench
- P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY, P.K. GOSWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Mai11te11ance of lntemal Security Act, 1971, s. 3.-;Scopc ?f inqu_iry by Court in a peti1io11 chal/e11ging detention-Armed robbery 111 r1111111ng tra111-lf affects public order. The petitloner was detained under s. 3, Maintenance of Internal Security A_ct, 1971, on the sole ground that on with guns. _and ot~er weapons. ~~mm1tted da~o1ty m a third class compartment of a running tram. In a petition challenging the detention order the District Magistrate stated in his co1,mter ~ffidavit that. he based his subjective satisfaction only on the ground mentioned m the detention order
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