KANU BISWAS Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL
LAWS(SC)-1972-5-37
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Decided on May 03,1972

KANU BISWAS Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF WEST BENGAL Respondents


Referred Judgements :-

S. K. KEDAR V. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [RELIED ON]
RAM MANOHAR LOHIA VS. STATE OF BIHAR [RELIED ON]
ARUN GHOSH VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [RELIED ON]
SUDHIR KUMAR SAHA VS. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE CALCUTTA [DISTINGUISHED]
NAGENDRA NATH MONDAL VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [RELIED ON]



Cited Judgements :-

DEVAKI VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2014-8-7] [REFERRED TO]
SANGEETHA RS VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-9-94] [REFERRED TO]
P. RAMBABU VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2022-1-47] [REFERRED TO]
J.HYMAVATHI VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-7-26] [REFERRED TO]
BANOTH VENKANNA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2020-7-27] [REFERRED TO]
MAGAN GOPE VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(SC)-1975-2-16] [DISTINGUISHED]
RUCKSANA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-128] [REFERRED TO]
ASMA BABAKHAN MOHAMMED VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-126] [REFERRED TO]
JAGADISH NARAYAN SINGH VS. STATE OF ORISSA AND 3 ORS. [LAWS(ORI)-2008-9-68] [REFERRED TO]
VINAYAGAR CHATHURTHI MADHYAKUZHU VS. S. SUDALAIYANDI [LAWS(MAD)-2019-6-337] [REFERRED TO]
G.RAMAN ALIAS RAMACHANDRAN VS. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE [LAWS(MAD)-2012-9-230] [REFERRED TO]
VIKASH ALIAS VIKKI VS. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-108] [REFERRED TO]
SIDDIKBHAI HAIDARBHAI MIYANA VS. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-84] [REFERRED TO]
HANSABEN ALIAS GOPALBHAI RAMSING CHHARA VS. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-58] [REFERRED TO]
SALMAN @MUFTI MOHAMMAD SALMAN AZHARI S/O MOHAMMAD HASAN RAZVI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2024-7-101] [REFERRED TO]
MAGAR S O PANSINGH PIMPLE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2005-7-46] [REFERRED TO]
KISHUN VS. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2015-10-77] [REFERRED TO]
MAHENDRA ALIAS CIRCUIT KHODABHAI MAKWANA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-109] [REFERRED TO]
PANKAJBHAI CHANDUBHAI PARMAR VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-142] [REFERRED TO]
BIMLA DEWAN VS. LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-1982-3-14] [REFERRED]
ASSOCIATION FOR PROTECTION OF DEMOCRATIC VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2007-11-16] [REFERRED TO]
DABLU RAI VS. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2016-3-28] [REFERRED TO]
JITHY ABHILASH VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-9-33] [REFERRED TO]
VEMULA KRISHNA VENI VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-5-6] [REFERRED TO]
N.PADMA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-183] [REFERRED TO]
SHAIK JALEEL @ PINTU HASAN VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-181] [REFERRED TO]
GULAB MEHRA VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH [LAWS(SC)-1987-9-13] [RELIED ON]
KAMAL KHARE VS. STATE OF M.P. [LAWS(MPH)-2021-4-48] [REFERRED TO]
KALLA @ SURENDRA JAT VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2021-4-2] [REFERRED TO]
ZAREENA BEGUM VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-135] [REFERRED TO]
LEBAKU SARMISTA DEVI VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-11-50] [REFERRED TO]
MATHURA PRASAD KUSVA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-190] [REFERRED TO]
DARAVATH MAMATHA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-184] [REFERRED TO]
SYED RAHEEMUNNISA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2020-2-111] [REFERRED TO]
K. MUTTU VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-7-147] [REFERRED TO]
GHULAM SANDANI VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2020-2-112] [REFERRED TO]
KAMAL PURI LATE GULAB PURI VS. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE [LAWS(MPH)-1997-4-17] [REFERRED TO]
SAJAN VARGHESE VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(KER)-2017-8-52] [REFERRED TO]
HEMANT VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-87] [REFERRED TO]
HARDIPSING BALDEVSING MATU VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-61] [REFERRED TO]
PABITRA KUMAR VS. STATE OF ORISSA [LAWS(ORI)-1988-1-14] [REFERRED TO]
P KRISHNAVENI VS. COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE [LAWS(APH)-2005-3-55] [REFERRED TO]
MINNA VS. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2015-5-292] [REFERRED TO]
MOHARRAM ALI ALIAS PAPPU VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(ALL)-2015-4-173] [REFERRED TO]
SAHUZAMAN VS. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2016-4-100] [REFERRED TO]
TOKUGHA CHISHI VS. STATE OF NAGALAND [LAWS(GAU)-2016-2-55] [REFERRED TO]
ABDUL RAZACK A.A. VS. STATE OF KERALA AND ORS. [LAWS(KER)-2015-7-145] [REFERRED TO]
COLLECTOR DIST MAGISTRATE VS. S SULTAN [LAWS(SC)-2008-3-138] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH VS. SANJAI PRATAP GUPTA alias PAPPU [LAWS(SC)-2004-9-46] [REFERRRED TO]
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE VS. C ANITA [LAWS(SC)-2004-8-123] [REFERRED TO]
REV STAINISLAUS VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-1974-4-11] [REFERRED TO]
M.VEDAVATHI VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-9-28] [REFERRED TO]
MAUSIN VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-9-74] [REFERRED TO]
RHUKVA SWAROOPA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-3-95] [REFERRED TO]
CHARAKONDA CHINNA CHENNAIAH VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-2-7] [REFERRED TO]
VANKUDOTH JANI VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-2-113] [REFERRED TO]
KAMMATI AMRUTHA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-1-67] [REFERRED TO]
MD.BABY FARIDA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2020-2-41] [REFERRED TO]
DARA BHASKAR VS. STATE OF TELANGANA AND ORS. [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-8-104] [REFERRED TO]
SHAFIQ AHMAD VS. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE MEERUT [LAWS(SC)-1989-9-25] [RELIED ON]
HARPREET KAUR HARVINDER SINGH BEDI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(SC)-1992-1-18] [RELIED ON]
LAVURI JANKU VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-132] [REFERRED TO]
RAVICHANDRAN VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2014-8-273] [REFERRED TO]
ISRATH BEGUM VS. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ORS. [LAWS(APH)-2015-9-13] [REFERRED TO]
SELVAM @ SELVAKUMAR VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU REP BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PROHIBITION, EXCISE DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, DISTRICT MAGISTRATE [LAWS(MAD)-2009-8-613] [REFERRED]
MOHMAD SALIM ALIAS SALIM KHAN IKBALHUSEN PATHAN VS. POLICE COMMISSIONER [LAWS(GJH)-1997-12-36] [REFERRED TO]
RAJKUMAR ALIAS MUKHI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-141] [REFERRED TO]
PRADEEP ALIAS KALLA MOHANSING HAKIMSING RAJPUT VS. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-116] [REFERRED TO]
SANJAY ALIAS VIJAY VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-82] [REFERRED TO]
M. SHAGUNTHALA DEVI VS. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME, PROHIBITION AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT [LAWS(MAD)-2014-8-141] [REFERRED TO]
LAXMIBAI NARSING RAPANWAD VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-127] [REFERRED TO]
AYAZ KHAN VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-125] [REFERRED TO]
BHUPENDRA VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(SC)-2008-5-58] [REFERRED TO]
ZAHARA SULTHANA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2022-6-39] [REFERRED TO]
SK. NAFEESA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2023-6-30] [REFERRED TO]
NALLALU SRIKANTH REDDY VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2020-3-46] [REFERRED TO]
KONETY HEMANTH KUMAR VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2020-1-174] [REFERRED TO]
KAVALI SWAPNA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2020-2-56] [REFERRED TO]
SHIVAJI BAPU CHAVAN VS. SHARWARI GOKHALE [LAWS(BOM)-1981-9-96] [REFERRED TO]
YASIN ALIAS HUSEN ALIAS ASLO VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-111] [REFERRED TO]
CHETANBHAI NAVALSING SANGHADA VS. POLICE COMMISSIONER [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-83] [REFERRED TO]
M. VISWANATHAN VS. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS. [LAWS(APH)-2015-12-19] [REFERRED TO]
VASANTHU SUMALATHA AND OTHER VS. STATE OF ANDHARA PRADESH REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY HYDERABAD AND OTHER [LAWS(APH)-2015-9-93] [REFERRED TO]
KHURVESH @ PAPPU @ PAHALWAN VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2010-1-291] [REFERRED TO]
SANDEEP YADAV VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(ALL)-2024-4-12] [REFERRED TO]
ASHOK KANJAR VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2021-4-56] [REFERRED TO]
KESHU AARSI GAREJA VS. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE JUNAGADH [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-59] [REFERRED TO]
ASHOK VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2024-8-139] [REFERRED TO]
HAMEEDA BEGUM VS. STATE OF TELANGANA AND ORS. [LAWS(APH)-2015-10-26] [REFERRED TO]
VEERPAL ALIAS VIRENDRA VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH [LAWS(ALL)-2003-1-67] [REFERRED TO]
AZAD VIKRAM SINGH VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(ALL)-2016-1-129] [REFERRED TO]
RIYAZUDDIN VS. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2017-2-113] [REFERRED TO]
PANKAJ VS. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2015-10-12] [REFERRED TO]
K.MAMATHA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2022-10-26] [REFERRED TO]
HARSH KUMAR VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2022-8-46] [REFERRED TO]
BHUKYA NIMMA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-4-19] [REFERRED TO]
P.RAMA KRISHNA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-2-140] [REFERRED TO]
T DEVAKI VS. GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU [LAWS(SC)-1990-3-39] [RELIED ON]
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH VS. HARI SHANKAR TEWARI [LAWS(SC)-1987-2-67] [RELIED ON]
MILAN BANIK VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(SC)-1974-3-25] [RELIED ON]
HINA BEGUM VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-129] [REFERRED TO]
THOTA ANASURYA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-133] [REFERRED TO]
MAHAMMED FRUSHID VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-134] [REFERRED TO]
RAMPURI VAISHALI VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2024-10-5] [REFERRED TO]
RAJEEV GUPTA VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2019-12-175] [REFERRED TO]
JUBER VS. STATE OF M. P. [LAWS(MPH)-2021-7-14] [REFERRED TO]
MOHD RIYAZ KHAN VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2020-2-113] [REFERRED TO]
KONALA ANASUYA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-12-183] [REFERRED TO]
MANU BHUSAN ROY PRODHAN VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(SC)-1972-10-42] [RELIED UPON]
ZAMEER AHMED LATIFUR REHMAN SHEIKH VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(SC)-2010-4-65] [REFERRED TO]
SURJIT SINGH VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-1988-9-49] [REFERRED TO]
SHAMJIBHAI MANJIBHAI PATEL VS. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE CITY OF AHMEDABAD [LAWS(GJH)-1992-4-10] [REFERRED TO]
MAHAMMED RAFIQ ABDUL REHMAN MEMON VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-110] [REFERRED TO]
RAMESHBHAI BALUBHAI RAVAL VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-60] [REFERRED TO]
VIMALA BAI VS. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE [LAWS(KAR)-1988-2-27] [REFERRED TO]
SOMNATH VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2023-12-38] [REFERRED TO]
MUNNI LAL VS. SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL JAIL NAINI [LAWS(ALL)-1985-8-15] [REFERRED TO]
ABHISHEK MALVIYA VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH [LAWS(ALL)-1989-11-58] [REFERRED TO]
MINNA @ MINTA @ JASVEER VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2015-5-65] [REFERRED TO]
SAUD AKHTAR VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(ALL)-2023-2-10] [REFERRED TO]
SURENDRA PATEL VS. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE ALLAHABAD [LAWS(ALL)-2002-7-88] [REFERRED TO]
RAJIV MISHRA VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2009-1-154] [REFERRED TO]
G. NEERAJA VS. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ORS. [LAWS(APH)-2015-10-9] [REFERRED TO]
SAGI VEERA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA ALIAS MIKESET CHINNA VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH [LAWS(APH)-2010-4-17] [REFERRED TO]
S PRASAD REDDY VS. COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE ANANTAPUR [LAWS(APH)-2004-11-76] [REFERRED TO]
SINGAM LAKSHMI VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-182] [REFERRED TO]
TASLEEM SULTANA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-130] [REFERRED TO]
MAHI SUKESH KAMBLE VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-1-129] [REFERRED TO]
SANA BEGUM VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-2-93] [REFERRED TO]
SHAIK DASTHAGIR VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2020-2-78] [REFERRED TO]
C. ABHAYANANDA VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2022-3-194] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY KUKREJA VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(MPH)-2021-5-26] [REFERRED TO]
NAKULA MAHAKUD VS. STATE OF ORISSA [LAWS(ORI)-2018-12-21] [REFERRED TO]
CHANDRAKANTH SIDDHARTH KAMBLE VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2024-6-12] [REFERRED TO]
HARNEK SINGH VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-1988-8-55] [REFERRED TO]
HARISH VASUDEVAN VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(KER)-2020-3-621] [REFERRED TO]
MOHMAD SALIM ALIAS SALIM KHAN VS. POLICE COMMISSIONER [LAWS(GJH)-1997-2-44] [REFERRED]
MUKESH BABU BHAI HIRAGAR VS. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-144] [REFERRED TO]
MAULESH INDRA VADAN SONI VS. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [LAWS(GJH)-2010-3-143] [REFERRED TO]
RAM KHILADI GURJAR VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2008-4-87] [REFERRED TO]
RAJESH VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2024-9-63] [REFERRED TO]
E NOOKARATNAM NELLORE VS. COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE NELLORE [LAWS(APH)-1997-6-7] [REFERRED TO]
MOGANTI SRIHARI RAO VS. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE DISI MAGISTRATE VISAKHAPATNAM [LAWS(APH)-1997-4-114] [REFERRED TO]
MOGANTI SRIHARI RAO VS. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [LAWS(APH)-1997-4-101] [REFERRED TO]
MAGAN PANSINGH PIMPLE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2005-7-141] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY C PULJAL VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2005-9-100] [REFERRED TO]
P. NAGA RAJU VS. THE STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(APH)-2016-4-69] [REFERRED TO]
SAMALA DHANA LAXMI VS. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ORS. [LAWS(APH)-2016-3-25] [REFERRED TO]
CHALAMALA RAJYALAKSHMI NAGENDRA RAO VS. GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [LAWS(APH)-2010-2-28] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH PANDEY VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2004-11-73] [REFERRED TO]
KAPIL DEO VS. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2016-3-20] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

- (1.)This is a petition through jail under Art. 32 of the Constitution for issuing a writ of habeas corpus by Kanu Biswas, who has been ordered by the District Magistrate 24-Parganas to be detained under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 (Act 26 of 1971) "with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order."
(2.)The order of detention was made by the District Magistrate on November 13, 1971. The petitioner was arrested in pursuance of the detention order on November 14, 1971 and was served the same day with the order as well as the grounds of detention together with vernacular translation thereof. On November 18, 1971 the District Magistrate sent report to the State Government about the passing of the detention order along with the grounds of detention and other necessary particulars. The State Government considered the matter and approved the detention order on November 24, 1971. Necessary report was also sent on that day by the State Government to the Central Government. On December 13, 1971 the State Government placed the case of the petitioner before the Advisory Board. In the meanwhile, on December 12, 1971 the State Government received a representation of the petitioner. The representation was considered by the State Government and was rejected on January 11, 1972. The representation was thereafter forwarded to the Advisory Board. The Board, after considering the material placed before it, including the petitioner's representation, and after hearing the petitioner in person, sent its report to the State Government on January 14, 1972. Opinion was expressed by the Board that there was sufficient cause for the detention of the Petitioner. On February 2, 1972 the State Government confirmed the order for the detention of the petitioner. Communication about the confirmation of the order was thereafter sent to the petitioner.
(3.)Affidavit of Shri B. Mukhopadhya, District Magistrate of 24-Paraganas, who passed the impugned order, has been filed in opposition to the petition. Mr. Bagga has argued the case amicus curiae on behalf of the petitioner, while the State has been represented by Mr. Chakravarti.


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