Supreme Court · 1985 INSC 250 · Decided 16 December 1985
Shiv Ratan Maklm S/O Nandlal Maklm v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1985 INSC 250 · [1985] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 843
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 1122/1985
- Decided
- 16 December 1985
- Bench
- P.N. BHAGWATI, R.S. PATHAK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Customs Act
Headnote
RATAN MAKlM S/O NANDLAL MAKlM v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. DcCEMllER 16, 1985 [P,N, BHAGWATI, C.J. AND R.S. PATHAK, J.] Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974, s.3 - Detention order - Solitary incident - Whether sufficient for detention - Time gap between was intercepted by the Customs Officers in the morning of' 20th November, 1984 and searched in the presence of independent witnesses. From his trousers' pocket two pieces of foreign marked gold in the shape of round tablets weighing 373.800 gms. were recovered and seized under the Customs Act.
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