Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 207 · Decided 15 October 1974
Sitala Prasad Shaw v. The State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 207 · [1975] 2 S.C.R. 425
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 118/1974
- Decided
- 15 October 1974
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, R.S. SARKARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 22(5), 32
Headnote
425 Constitution of India, Art. 22(5)- Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971- Period of detention-Habeas Corpus-Grounds of detention refer to a solitary Incl· dent-Particulars furnished stating "you have been acting" In a manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public The petitioner was detained under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act 1971. The ground of detention referred to a solitary incident. The particulars fur· nished to the petitioner however stated that he was detained on the ground: "yolll have been acting", in a manner
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