Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 19 · Decided 1 February 1974
Shaik Hanif, Gudma Majhi & Kamal Saha v. State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 19 · [1974] 3 S.C.R. 258
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 1679/1973
- Decided
- 1 February 1974
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, R.S. SARKARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 22, 22(5), 32
Headnote
Maintenpnce of lnterna/ Security Act-If counter-affidavit to be sworn by the District Magislrate himself and under what circumstances-"Veterati copper wire stealer"-meaning of. Since the matters are similar, the facts of W.P. No. 1679 of 1973 are as follows:- A The petitioner was Act, 197 l. The grounds of detention were that the petitioner, on 3-7-72, alongwith _his associates kept concealed 20 bundles of Telegraph copper wire in.his court-yard under ground with a view to dispose the san1e at an opportune moment. The said telegraph wire were recovered ::in 3-7-72 on the
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