In Brief
A man accused of involvement in 31 serious crimes was preventively detained under the Bihar Control of Crimes Act, 1981. The first detention order was revoked for non-compliance with statutory requirements. A second detention order was then issued on 21 September 2016, based entirely on facts that existed before the revocation date of 17 September 2016. The Supreme Court held that Section 23(2) of the Act requires fresh facts to have arisen after the date of revocation, not the original detention. Since the second order relied solely on pre-revocation facts, it violated statutory requirements. The Court allowed the appeal and set aside the detention order, emphasizing that detaining authorities must comply with mandatory statutory provisions.
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