https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757343 The SC allowed the appeal and quashed the detention order in a smuggling case involving contraband gold. The detenue had requested copies of WhatsApp chats but was denied by the HC Division Bench, which held that non-supply would not vitiate the detention order. The SC ruled that the Division Bench should have followed an earlier coordinate bench decision in similar cases with identical grounds, or referred the matter to a larger bench if disagreeing with the precedent. The detention order was set aside for violating the detenue's constitutional rights under Article 22(5). en-us Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757343 The SC allowed the appeal and quashed the detention order in a smuggling case involving contraband gold. The detenue had requested copies of WhatsApp chats but was denied by the HC Division Bench, which held that non-supply would not vitiate the detention order. The SC ruled that the Division Bench should have followed an earlier coordinate bench decision in similar cases with identical grounds, or referred the matter to a larger bench if disagreeing with the precedent. The detention order was set aside for violating the detenue's constitutional rights under Article 22(5). Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757343