Court Invalidates Detention Order Due to Delay; Petitioner to Be Released Immediately Over Smuggling Allegations.

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....Smuggling - Detention order - Illegal availment of duty drawback - Since, as the record discloses, the last act which the petitioner undertook, and which may amount to prejudicial activity, was on 11.12.2018, but the detention order was passed more than 02 years later on 15.01.2021, it is evident that the live-link or causal connection between the petitioner’s preventive detention, meant to forestall the petitioner from indulging in any prejudicial activity, can surely be said to have snapped - the detention order passed on 15.01.2021 and served upon the petitioner on 23.01.2021 cannot be said to be validly based upon alleged prejudicial activity - The petitioner is directed to be released from custody forthwith - HC....