https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173473 Preventive detention was upheld because the shipping bills were not relied upon documents; supplying their particulars was sufficient, and the detenu showed no prejudice to the right of effective representation. The delay in passing the detention order was also not fatal, as the investigation involved extensive searches, document collection, and recording of statements, and the interval did not break the proximate link with the alleged prejudicial activities. The governing principle stated is that non-supply of a merely referred document does not vitiate detention unless it impairs representation rights, and delay will not defeat detention where the factual basis remains intact. en-us Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 13:21:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173473 Preventive detention was upheld because the shipping bills were not relied upon documents; supplying their particulars was sufficient, and the detenu showed no prejudice to the right of effective representation. The delay in passing the detention order was also not fatal, as the investigation involved extensive searches, document collection, and recording of statements, and the interval did not break the proximate link with the alleged prejudicial activities. The governing principle stated is that non-supply of a merely referred document does not vitiate detention unless it impairs representation rights, and delay will not defeat detention where the factual basis remains intact. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173473