Supreme Court of India

Sitala Prasad Shaw v. The State of West Bengal

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Bench Y.V. Chandrachjjd and R. S. Sarkaria JJ.
Decided 15 October 1974

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we confirm the order of detention and discharge the rule in this petition. · P.FLP. Petition dismissed. c

Judgment, page 2

From the headnote

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 order-If justifies inference that the detention order is based . on undisclosed material. The petitioner was detained under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act 1971.…

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