Supreme Court of India · 1974-11-12
RAM BAHADUR RAI vs THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1974/60362
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAM BAHADUR RAI
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS.
- Bench
- CHANDRACHUD, Y.V.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court set aside the detention order under Article 32 of the Constitution, holding that the grounds of detention were vague and lacked intrinsic connection. The Court found that the allegations did not provide sufficient clarity for the petitioner to understand the charges against him, particularly regarding the 'Gujarat type agitation,' which was deemed too ambiguous. Furthermore, the Court emphasized that there must be a clear nexus between the acts of the detenu and the purpose of detention, which was not established in this case, leading to the conclusion that the detention was unjustified.