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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on National Security Act, 1980

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Pramod Singla Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Judgement Date : april/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 298 SC

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Gautam Navlakha Vs. National Investigation Agency

Judgement Date : may/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 246 SC

Headnote :

The Criminal Procedure Code of 1973, Section 167, along with the Indian Penal Code of 1860, Sections 153A, 505(1B), and Section 34, as well as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967, Sections 13, 16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, and 40, and the National Security Act of 1980, Section 5, were examin...
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ANKIT ASHOK JALAN vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : march/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 235 SC

Headnote :

Uday Umesh Lalit, J. (agreeing)A. Constitution of India, 1950 Article 32 Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 Section 3(1) Detention Order - Is the Detaining Authority justified in postponing the consideration of a representation until the opinion of the...
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Hetchin Haokip Vs. State of Manipur and Ors. [July 20, 2018]

Judgement Date : july/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 473 SC

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Baby Devassy Chully @ Bobby Vs. Union of India & Ors. [October 12, 2012]

Judgement Date : october/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 590 SC

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Dropti Devi & ANR. Vs. Union of India & Ors [July 02, 2012]

Judgement Date : july/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 321 SC

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Yumman Ongbi Lembi Leima Vs. State of Manipur & Ors. [January 04, 2012]

Judgement Date : january/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

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Pebam Ningol Mikoi Devi Vs. State of Manipur And Ors. [2010] INSC 782 (27 September 2010)

Judgement Date : september/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 720 SC

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Union of India Vs. Yumnam Anand M. @ Bocha @ Kora @ Suraj & Anr [2007] Insc 398 (12 April 2007)

Judgement Date : april/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 326 SC

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State of U.P. And Anr Vs. Sanjai Pratap Gupta @ Pappu & Ors [2004] Insc 561 (20 September 2004)

Judgement Date : september/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 521 SC

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Abdul Karim Vs. State of Karnataka & Ors [2000] INSC 538 (7 November 2000)

Judgement Date : november/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 533 SC

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A.Sowkath Ali Vs. Union of India & Ors [2000] INSC 393 (1 August 2000)

Judgement Date : august/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 390 SC

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K. Chandrasekhar, Mariam Rasheeda, S.K. Sharma, S. Nambi Na Vs. The State of Kerala & Ors [1998] INSC 258 (29 April 1998)

Judgement Date : april/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 258 SC

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Smt. Prem Lata Sharma Vs. District Magistrate, Mathura & Ors [1998] INSC 195 (31 March 1998)

Judgement Date : march/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

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The State of Rajasthan & ANR Vs. Talib Khan & Ors [1996] INSC 1311 (24 October 1996)

Judgement Date : october/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 865 SC

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Union of India Vs. Meera Mohideen [1995] INSC 217 (14 April 1995)

Judgement Date : april/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 213 SC

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Abhay Shridhar Ambulkar Vs. S.V. Bhave, Commissioner of Police & Ors [1990] INSC 389 (17 December 1990)

Judgement Date : december/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 389 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner was detained under a detention order dated February 12, 1990, issued by the Commissioner of Police, Greater Bombay, in accordance with section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980, aimed at preventing actions detrimental to public order. The petitioner challenged the validity of th...
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Vashisht Narain Karwaria Vs. State of U.P. & ANR [1990] INSC 114 (28 March 1990)

Judgement Date : march/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 114 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner was held under section 3(3) of the National Security Act, 1980, following an order issued by the detaining authority after reviewing documents submitted by the sponsoring authority. These documents claimed that the detenu was a hardened criminal with a history of habitual offenses, wi...
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Anand Prakash Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1989] INSC 385 (14 December 1989)

Judgement Date : december/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 385 SC

Headnote :

The detenu was apprehended on May 2, 1989, and a bail application was submitted on his behalf the same day. On May 3, 1989, he was detained under Section 8 of the National Security Act, 1980. The detention order indicated that the detenu was likely to be granted bail and that upon release, he would...
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State of Punjab Vs. Sukhpal Singh [1989] INSC 307 (6 October 1989)

Judgement Date : october/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 307 SC

Headnote :

Sri Sukhjinder Singh has been detained under the order issued on May 28, 1988, by the Government of Punjab, Department of Home Affairs and Justice, exercising powers granted by sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the National Security Act, 1980 (hereafter referred to as \"the Act\"), in conjunction with...
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Jitender Tyagi Vs. Delhi Administration & ANR [1989] INSC 298 (3 October 1989)

Judgement Date : october/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 298 SC

Headnote :

Sub-section (4) of section 3 of the National Security Act, 1980 states that any order issued by an officer specified in sub-section (3) shall not remain effective for more than twelve days unless it receives approval from the State Government within that time frame.On January 19, 1989, the Commissio...
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Smt. Bimla Rani Vs. Union of India & Ors [1989] INSC 287 (25 September 1989)

Judgement Date : september/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 287 SC

Headnote :

A detention order was issued against the detainee under subsection (2) in conjunction with subsection (3) of Section 3 of the National Security Act, 1980. This order was based on the fact that the detainee, who was incarcerated due to a case filed under Section 307 of the IPC (Indian Penal Code, 186...
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Shafiq Ahmad Vs. District Magistrate, Meerut & Ors [1989] INSC 267 (6 September 1989)

Judgement Date : september/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 267 SC

Headnote :

Following a detention order issued on April 15, 1988, by the District Magistrate of Meerut, the Petitioner, a bachelor with no property, was arrested on October 2, 1988, and held under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act. The petitioner was provided with the reasons for his detention, which de...
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N. Meera Rani Vs. Government of Tamil Nadu & ANR [1989] NSC 249 (22 August 1989)

Judgement Date : august/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 249 SC

Headnote :

On September 7, 1988, the Collector and District Magistrate of Madurai issued an order under section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980 to detain Nallathambi, the husband of the appellant/petitioner. Subsequently, on October 25, 1988, the State Government confirmed the detention order under sec...
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Jahangirkhan Fazalkhan Pathan Vs. Police Commissioner, Ahmadabad & ANR [1989] INSC 211 (27 July 1989)

Judgement Date : july/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 211 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner was apprehended on October 12, 1988, under Section 1) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985. He was served with the grounds for his detention and the associated documents on the same day.Previously, the petitioner had been detained in 1985 under the National Se...
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Rama Dhondu Borade Vs. V.K. Saraf, Commissioner of Police & Ors [1989] INSC 183 (5 May 1989)

Judgement Date : may/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 183 SC

Headnote :

To prevent the petitioner-detenu from engaging in activities detrimental to public order in Greater Bombay, the Commissioner of Police, Greater Bombay, exercised the powers granted by Sub-Section (2) of Section 3 of the National Security Act, 1980, in conjunction with clause 4 of the National Securi...
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Abdul Razak Abdul Wahab Sheikh Vs. S.N. Sinha, Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad & ANR [1989] INSC 75 (3 March 1989)

Judgement Date : march/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Headnote :

The Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad, Respondent No. 1, issued a detention order on May 23, 1988, against Abdul Latif Abdul Wahab, the petitioner’s brother, under section 3(2) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985. This order was served to the detenu while he was incarcera...
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Smt. Angoori Devi For Ram Ratan Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC 363 (6 December 1988)

Judgement Date : december/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 359 SC

Headnote :

The detainee, involved in the writ petitions submitted by the petitioners under Article 32 of the Constitution, was part of the Security Unit of the Delhi Police. While on duty, they allegedly stopped a rickshaw puller transporting goods to a transport company. They apprehended him, physically assau...
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Ayya Alias Ayub Vs. State of U.P. & ANR [1988] INSC 357 (25 November 1988)

Judgement Date : november/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 353 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner-detenu was implicated in three separate incidents of misconduct. In the first two incidents, he is accused of damaging the buses owned by Anil Gautam, leading to the registration of non-cognizable offenses under sections 504 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.). In the third inci...
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Yogendra Murari Vs. State of U.P [1988] INSC209 (8 August 1988)

Judgement Date : august/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 208 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner was implicated in two attempted murder incidents that caused public disorder. In a separate incident, the petitioner and his associates killed an individual. When confronted, the group responded by throwing bombs, and the petitioner fired his weapon indiscriminately, which significant...
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State of U.P Vs. Kamal Klshore Saini [1987] INSC 317 (6 November 1987)

Judgement Date : november/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 316 SC

Headnote :

Kamal Kishore Saini, the respondent, was held under a detention order issued pursuant to section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980. He contested this detention order in the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, which subsequently annulled the order. The State then sought s...
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Subhash Bhandari & ANR Vs. District Magistrate, Lucknow & Ors [1987] INSC 309 (3 November 1987)

Judgement Date : november/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 308 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were contractors supplying ballast to the Public Works Department (PWD) and were detained under section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980. The grounds for their detention indicated that due to business competition, the appellants and their associates attacked the complainant usi...
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Piara Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1987] INSC 282 (13 October 1987)

Judgement Date : october/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 281 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner was detained by the Punjab Government following a detention order issued under subsections (1) and (2) of section 3 of the National Security Act, 1980.While incarcerated, he received an order under section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act (C...
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Gulab Mehra Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1987] INSC 253 (15 September 1987)

Judgement Date : september/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 252 SC

Headnote :

Challenge to the detention order under section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980.The appellant was incarcerated as an under-trial prisoner on October 10, 1986, when the District Magistrate, respondent No. 2, issued a detention order against him under section 3(2) of the National Security Act,...
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Mohinuddin @ Moin Master Vs. District Magistrate, Beed & Ors [1987] INSC 189 (28 July 1987)

Judgement Date : july/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was detained on September 8, 1986, following a detention order issued by the District Magistrate of Beed under section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980, based on the belief that such action was necessary to prevent him from engaging in activities detrimental to public order.On S...
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Fazal Ghosi, Wahid, Ayaz Ahmadand Riaz Ahmad Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1987] INSC 167 (29 June 1987)

Judgement Date : june/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 166 SC

Headnote :

Following the inauguration of the Ram Janam Bhumi Temple in Ayodhya, there was significant unrest within the Muslim community. The petitioners and appellants were arrested for allegedly inciting violence among community members and were charged under sections 147/148/149/307/332 of the Indian Penal...
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State of U.P. Vs. Hari Shankar Tewari [1987] INSC 62 (25 February 1987)

Judgement Date : february/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 62 SC

Headnote :

A Division Bench of the High Court annulled the respondent\'s detention order issued under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980, deeming it legally invalid. This decision was based on a prior Full Bench ruling in the case of Ashok Dixit v. State and others, which stated that a single assa...
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Hem Lall Bhandari VS. State of Sikkim & Ors [1987] INSC 25 (28 January 1987)

Judgement Date : january/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 25 SC

Headnote :

The detention order for the petitioner under Section 3 of the National Security Act, 1980 was issued on September 25, 1986, with the grounds for detention prepared on the same day. The petitioner was detained and received the detention order on September 29, 1986, at 10:15 PM. A habeas corpus petiti...
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Suraj Pal Sahu Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors [1986] INSC 198 (25 September 1986)

Judgement Date : september/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 198 SC

Headnote :

The detainee was taken into custody on December 17, 1985, following a detention order issued on December 16, 1985, under section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980. The reasons for his detention were communicated to him on the same day. The order alleged that since 1979, the detainee had been p...
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Ajay Dixit, N.S.A. Detenu,Through His Next Friendand Father Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1984] INSC 177 (26 September 1984)

Judgement Date : september/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 177 SC

Headnote :

Section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980 (hereafter referred to as the Act) grants authority to both the Central and State Governments to issue a detention order against any individual if they are convinced that such action is necessary to prevent that person from acting in ways that could ha...
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State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. Zavad Zama Khan [1984] INSC 104 (4 May 1984)

Judgement Date : may/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 104 SC

Headnote :

The respondent submitted a representation on June 18, 1983, challenging a detention order issued by the District Magistrate of Moradabad on November 6, 1982, under subsection (3) of section 3 of the National Security Act, 1980. This representation was forwarded by the District Magistrate to the Advi...
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Vijay Narain Singh Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [1984] INSC 79 (12 April 1984)

Judgement Date : april/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 79 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, who was undergoing a Sessions trial for offenses under section 302 in conjunction with sections 120B, 386, and 511 of the Indian Penal Code, was granted bail by the High Court. However, prior to the petitioner\'s release, the District Magistrate issued an order on August 16, 1983, un...
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State of Punjab Vs. Jagdev Singh Talwandi [1983] INSC 207 (16 December 1983)

Judgement Date : december/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 207 SC

Headnote :

The respondent contested the detention order issued by the District Magistrate of Ludhiana on October 3, 1983, under section 3 (3) in conjunction with section 3 (2) of the National Security Act, 1980, through Criminal Writ Petition No. 516 of 1983. The petitioner argued that the grounds for his dete...
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Kamlakar Prasad Chaturvedi Vs. State of M. P. & ANR [1983] INSC 150 (7 October 1983)

Judgement Date : october/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 150 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, who was held under section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980, was presented with seven grounds for detention by the Detaining Authority. The first two grounds pertained to incidents that took place over 5 years ago and approximately 3 years ago, respectively, prior to the deten...
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Raisuddin @ Babu Tamchi Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & ANR [1983] INSC 148 (7 October 1983)

Judgement Date : october/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 148 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, who was detained under section 3(3) of the National Security Act, 1980, contested the legality of his detention, arguing that there was an unreasonable delay by the detaining authority in sending his representation to the State Government. He also claimed that there was a breach of t...
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District Magistrate, Nowgong & ANR Vs. Sarat Mudoi [1983] INSC 122 (14 September 1983)

Judgement Date : september/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 122 SC

Headnote :

The respondent contested his detention order under the National Security Act, arguing that the detaining authority failed to identify the specific supplies and services it was referring to in the detention order, rendering it invalid. The High Court annulled the detention order.On appeal, it was arg...
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Alijan Mian & ANR Vs. District Magistrate, Dhanbad [1983] INSC 120 (13 September 1983)

Judgement Date : september/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 120 SC

Headnote :

The National Security Act, 1980 (Act 65 of 1980) allows for detention orders to be issued under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Act. These orders can be based on the premise that \"the individual, currently incarcerated and likely to be granted bail, will engage in activities detrimental to publ...
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Devi Lal Mahto Vs. State of Bihar & ANR [1982] INSC 76 (18 October 1982)

Judgement Date : october/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 76 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, who was arrested on March 2, 1982, had his bail application denied on March 25, 1982, and was still incarcerated when the District Magistrate of Dhanbad issued the contested detention order against him on April 20, 1982, under subsections (2) and (3) of section 3 of the National Secu...
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Merugu Satyanarayana Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors [1982] INSC 75 (18 October 1982)

Judgement Date : october/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Headnote :

In both Writ Petitions, the petitioners were already in judicial custody, thus deprived of their liberty, when the District Magistrate of Adilabad issued detention orders under the authority granted by Section 3(2) in conjunction with Section 3(3) of the National Security Act, 1980. Each detenu subs...
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Biru Mahato Vs. District Magistrate, Dhanbad [1982] INSC 74 (15 October 1982)

Judgement Date : october/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Headnote :

Detenu Biru Mahato was apprehended on January 13, 1982, based on allegations of involvement in two incidents that took place on January 12, 1982, at 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. In the first incident, the detenu and his associates were accused of violating sections 341, 323, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code...
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Dhananjoy Das Vs. District Magistrate & ANR [1982] INSC 63 (16 August 1982)

Judgement Date : august/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 63 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was detained under an order issued pursuant to section 3 (3) of the Act. The grounds for his detention, which were communicated to him, comprised four paragraphs. The initial portion of paragraph 1 was acknowledged as introductory, while the latter part stated:\"Shri Das has been playi...
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Ashok Kumar Vs. Delhi Administration & Ors [1982] INSC 50 (5 May 1982)

Judgement Date : may/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 50 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, who was detained at the Central Jail due to certain offenses, received a detention order from the Commissioner of Police under subsection (2) of section 3 of the National Security Act 1980. This order stated that his detention was necessary to prevent him from \"acting in any manner...
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