https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174840 Preventive detention requires the detaining authority to apply its own mind to the relevant material and record genuine satisfaction, especially where the proposed detenus are already in custody. A detention order based on a verbatim reproduction of the police dossier, with only personal particulars altered, indicates no independent consideration and cannot be sustained. If the record also shows no awareness of existing custody or assessment of the need for preventive detention despite that custody, the order is liable to be quashed. On the facts noted, the detention orders were quashed and release was directed unless the detenus were required in another case. en-us Thu, 24 Jan 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 10:05:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174840 Preventive detention requires the detaining authority to apply its own mind to the relevant material and record genuine satisfaction, especially where the proposed detenus are already in custody. A detention order based on a verbatim reproduction of the police dossier, with only personal particulars altered, indicates no independent consideration and cannot be sustained. If the record also shows no awareness of existing custody or assessment of the need for preventive detention despite that custody, the order is liable to be quashed. On the facts noted, the detention orders were quashed and release was directed unless the detenus were required in another case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 24 Jan 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174840