https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156456 Preventive detention was held illegal where the detaining authority was not informed of material facts bearing on the voluntariness and retraction of the detenu's confession. The Supreme Court noted that refusal of counsel during interrogation, failure to produce the detenu before the Magistrate as indicated, and prompt retraction in judicial custody were directly relevant to the weight and reliability of the statements. Because these surrounding circumstances were withheld and not considered before the detention order was made, the authority's subjective satisfaction was vitiated by non-application of mind. The detention order was set aside. en-us Mon, 29 May 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156456 Preventive detention was held illegal where the detaining authority was not informed of material facts bearing on the voluntariness and retraction of the detenu's confession. The Supreme Court noted that refusal of counsel during interrogation, failure to produce the detenu before the Magistrate as indicated, and prompt retraction in judicial custody were directly relevant to the weight and reliability of the statements. Because these surrounding circumstances were withheld and not considered before the detention order was made, the authority's subjective satisfaction was vitiated by non-application of mind. The detention order was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 29 May 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156456