Chowdarapu Raghunandan vs State Of Tamil Nadu And Others

The petitioner challenged a detention order issued under Section 3(1)(i) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA), 1974. The detention was based on the seizure of a large quantity of mobile phones and accessories valued at Rs. 13,90,000/- upon the petitioner's arrival from Singapore at Chennai Airport. The court examined the validity of the preventive detention order in the context of smuggling activities.