Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 1053 · Decided 30 September 2022
Sushanta Kumar Banik v. State of Tripura & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 1053 · [2022] 13 S.C.R. 484
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1708/2022
- Decided
- 30 September 2022
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J.B. PARDIWALA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 3(1), 22(b), 22(C), 29, 21(B), 37
Headnote
Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988: s. 3(1) - Power to make orders detaining certain persons - FIRs against the appellant for the offences punishable u/ss. 22(b)/22(C)/29 and 21(B) of illegal trafficking of the narcotic drugs and that he is a habitual offender - Detention order by the Government - Writ petition challenging the legality and validity of the detention order - Dismissed by the High Court - On appeal, held: There was delay in passing the
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