https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169223 Preventive detention under the National Security Act required the grounds of detention to be communicated as soon as may be, ordinarily within five days and, in exceptional cases, within fifteen days with recorded reasons for delay. Because the grounds were served well beyond the ordinary period and the record showed no satisfactory or credible explanation for the delay, the mandatory requirement was breached. In matters affecting personal liberty, the provision had to be construed strictly, and the detenu's interim release on bail did not cure the defect. The detention order was therefore vitiated and liable to be quashed. en-us Wed, 28 Jan 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 17:17:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169223 Preventive detention under the National Security Act required the grounds of detention to be communicated as soon as may be, ordinarily within five days and, in exceptional cases, within fifteen days with recorded reasons for delay. Because the grounds were served well beyond the ordinary period and the record showed no satisfactory or credible explanation for the delay, the mandatory requirement was breached. In matters affecting personal liberty, the provision had to be construed strictly, and the detenu's interim release on bail did not cure the defect. The detention order was therefore vitiated and liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 28 Jan 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169223