https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174296 Preventive detention of a person already in custody is valid only when the detaining authority has cogent material showing a real and imminent possibility of release on bail and a further basis to believe that prejudicial activity is likely after release. A bare assertion that bail may be obtained, without concrete material such as a fresh bail application or other supporting facts, is insufficient; on the facts, the authority's conclusion was unsupported and amounted to ipse dixit, so the detention order was liable to be set aside. en-us Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 19:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174296 Preventive detention of a person already in custody is valid only when the detaining authority has cogent material showing a real and imminent possibility of release on bail and a further basis to believe that prejudicial activity is likely after release. A bare assertion that bail may be obtained, without concrete material such as a fresh bail application or other supporting facts, is insufficient; on the facts, the authority's conclusion was unsupported and amounted to ipse dixit, so the detention order was liable to be set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174296