https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42930 Preventive detention founded on subjective satisfaction was quashed because the detaining authority did not file an affidavit to answer the specific challenge of non-application of mind, and an officer without personal handling of the matter could not adequately meet that objection. The detention was also vitiated because timely retraction letters and other material documents were not placed before the detaining authority, even though they were relevant to the alleged confessional statements on which the detention substantially rested. The order was set aside and the detenu was directed to be released forthwith if not required in any other case. en-us Wed, 25 Oct 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:11:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42930 Preventive detention founded on subjective satisfaction was quashed because the detaining authority did not file an affidavit to answer the specific challenge of non-application of mind, and an officer without personal handling of the matter could not adequately meet that objection. The detention was also vitiated because timely retraction letters and other material documents were not placed before the detaining authority, even though they were relevant to the alleged confessional statements on which the detention substantially rested. The order was set aside and the detenu was directed to be released forthwith if not required in any other case. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 25 Oct 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42930