BABULAL DAS vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court upheld the preventive detention of the petitioner under Section 3(1)(a)(ii) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971, citing that a single act of organized dacoity in a running train demonstrated a potential for continuing criminality. The Court emphasized that while isolated incidents should not lead to preventive detention, the nature of the crime in this case indicated a habitual proclivity to violence, justifying the detention. The Court found no merit in the petitioner's arguments regarding his discharge in the criminal case, affirming the authority's subjective satisfaction in ordering detention.