https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168176 Section 56 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 was upheld as a preventive measure compatible with Article 19, because action under it depends on the competent officer's satisfaction that a person's movements or acts are causing or are likely to cause alarm, danger or harm, and that witnesses are unwilling to come forward publicly due to safety fears. The contention that all witnesses, or witnesses from specified classes, must be openly available was rejected, and the externment orders made under the provision were upheld. A concurring view accepted the binding force of earlier authority, while noting possible concerns, if the issue were open, about the breadth and duration of externment. en-us Tue, 08 May 1956 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:11:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168176 Section 56 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 was upheld as a preventive measure compatible with Article 19, because action under it depends on the competent officer's satisfaction that a person's movements or acts are causing or are likely to cause alarm, danger or harm, and that witnesses are unwilling to come forward publicly due to safety fears. The contention that all witnesses, or witnesses from specified classes, must be openly available was rejected, and the externment orders made under the provision were upheld. A concurring view accepted the binding force of earlier authority, while noting possible concerns, if the issue were open, about the breadth and duration of externment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 08 May 1956 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168176