Supreme Court of India · 2017-04-12
Anant Singh @ Anant Kumar Singh vs The State Of Bihar And Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2017 SC 3250
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Anant Singh @ Anant Kumar Singh
- Respondent
- The State Of Bihar And Ors
- Author
- R.F. Nariman
- Bench
- Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Rohinton Fali Nariman
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the preventive detention order under the Bihar Control of Crimes Act, 1981, affirming that the appellant, a history-sheeter involved in serious crimes, was lawfully detained based on valid grounds. The Court ruled that the detention was not based on stale grounds and that the rejection of the appellant's representation was justified, as it was similar to a previously considered representation. The Court found no mala fides in the process and confirmed the legality of the detention order, thereby dismissing the appeal.