Supreme Court · 1985 INSC 87 · Decided 12 April 1985
Prakash Chandra Mehta v. Commissloner and Secretary Government of Kerala & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1985 INSC 87 · [1985] 3 S.C.R. 697
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 1721/1984
- Decided
- 12 April 1985
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, A. VARADARAJAN, SABYASACHI MUKHERJI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 22(5); Customs Act Section 108
Headnote
Constitution of India 1950, Ait, 22. c/J. (4) & (5)-Preventive detention- B c PermisJibilityof-Safeguards to be followed by the detaining authority-Rights of D detenu-What are-"Grounds" for detention-What are. Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities in a language understood by the deteml at the earliest-Afford the detenu an opportunity to 111ake a representation-Co11fession statementJ under s. 108 of the Customs Act E /962-Retraction by detenu-Non-consideration by detaining authority but consi- dered hy AdVisory
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