https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108644 A preventive detention order was held vulnerable where the detenu's retraction letter, sent through jail authorities and received by the Customs Department before the order was made, was not placed before the detaining authority. The retraction denied the allegation and was a vital document capable of affecting subjective satisfaction; without it, the authority lacked a complete and fair picture of the detenu's version. In preventive detention matters, non-placement of a relevant material document that may influence the decision-making process goes to the root of the order. The detention order was therefore set aside and the detenu was directed to be released forthwith unless required in another case. en-us Thu, 12 Dec 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:58:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108644 A preventive detention order was held vulnerable where the detenu's retraction letter, sent through jail authorities and received by the Customs Department before the order was made, was not placed before the detaining authority. The retraction denied the allegation and was a vital document capable of affecting subjective satisfaction; without it, the authority lacked a complete and fair picture of the detenu's version. In preventive detention matters, non-placement of a relevant material document that may influence the decision-making process goes to the root of the order. The detention order was therefore set aside and the detenu was directed to be released forthwith unless required in another case. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 12 Dec 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108644