KANU BISWAS vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court upheld the detention of the petitioner under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971, affirming that his actions, including armed robbery and attacks on a police party, constituted a disturbance of public order rather than mere law and order violations. The Court established that the test for determining the impact of an act on public order is whether it disrupts the community's life or merely affects individuals. The incidents in question created terror among passengers, thereby justifying the detention order.