1998 (5) TMI 398

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....etition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the order of detention passed against him under Section 3 (1) of the COFEPOSA Act 1974. The order is challenged on three grounds, namely, (1) there was delay in passing the detention order (2) there was delay in execution of the detention order and (3) a copy of the written proposal made by the sponsoring authority to the detaining authority....

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....xecuted immediately as the petitioner was absconding. In paragraph 12 of the counter affidavit filed by the Joint Secretary to the Government of India it is stated as under:              " Continuous efforts were made by the State Police on the following dates to apprehend the detenue- 25.04.1996, 20.05.1996, 30.06.1996, 23.07.1996, 28....

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.... Police authority as to why they were not able to apprehend him and yet they were not successful in finding him out. There is also no material to show that the detaining authority had made any serious attempt during this whole period of delay to find out if the detention order remains unexplained. The unreasonable delay in executing the order creates a serious doubt regarding the genuineness of th....