HUIDROM KONUNGJAO SINGH vs STATE OF MANIPUR .

The Supreme Court upheld the detention order under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980, affirming that the personal liberty of an individual is protected under Articles 21 and 22 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that preventive detention must be exercised with caution and based on a proper appreciation of facts, particularly when the individual is already in custody for serious offenses under Section 302 IPC and Section 25(1-C) of the Arms Act, 1959. The appeal against the Gauhati High Court's dismissal of the habeas corpus petition was therefore dismissed, confirming the legality of the detention order.