Supreme Court · 1967 INSC 285 · Decided 1 December 1967
Rameshwar Lal Patwari v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1967 INSC 285 · [1968] 2 S.C.R. 505
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 183/1967
- Decided
- 1 December 1967
- Bench
- M. HIDAYATULLAH, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 491; Constitution Article 491
Headnote
505 Preventive Det.ent'ion Act, 1950-0rd2r of detention by Governor under s. 3(1) (a)(iii)-<Jrouudr of detention supplied to detenu-·-Must not he vague-Circumspettion on the part of detaining authority req11ired-Black­ marketing a sufficient ground for· detention \vlzen s. 3(1)(a)(iii) of the Preventive Detention Acr, 1950. The gromids of detention supplied to him mentioned that he \Vas engaged in the black~marketing of food-grains. He mad~ a representation before tlic Advisory Board but his release was not recommended. In a writ petition before the
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