https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169314 Validity of detention orders is assessed by reference to the genuine subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority; unexplained delay between the making of a detention order and its execution may undermine that satisfaction. Where the detaining authority fails to provide a satisfactory explanation for substantial delay in effecting arrest, the requisite condition precedent of genuine subjective satisfaction may be held absent, with the operative effect that the detention order is vulnerable to quashing. Each case depends on its facts, and a reasonable explanation for delay can dispel the adverse inference. en-us Tue, 05 Nov 1974 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169314 Validity of detention orders is assessed by reference to the genuine subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority; unexplained delay between the making of a detention order and its execution may undermine that satisfaction. Where the detaining authority fails to provide a satisfactory explanation for substantial delay in effecting arrest, the requisite condition precedent of genuine subjective satisfaction may be held absent, with the operative effect that the detention order is vulnerable to quashing. Each case depends on its facts, and a reasonable explanation for delay can dispel the adverse inference. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Nov 1974 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169314