Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 980 · Decided 26 September 2007
Sayed Abul Ala v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 980 · [2007] 10 S.C.R. 631
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 765/2003
- Decided
- 26 September 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 439; NDPS Act
Headnote
B d Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988-Detention under-For possessing contraband articles though accused under judicial custody and proceedings under c NDPS Act initiated against him-Detention order confirmed by Advisory Board-Representations for of opportunity of being represented before Advisory Board- Delay in considering the representation not fatal-Thus, only further D detention of detenu became illegal and the original detention order not vitiated-Detaining Authority took into consideration antecedent of detenu; that he retracted
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