VENMATHI SELVAM vs STATE OF T.N. . — Crl.A. No. 629/1998

Case under Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010052091998

Filing Date

27-Mar-1998

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 629/1998

Diary Number

5209/1998

Order Date

10-Jun-1998

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 02-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.VENMATHI SELVAM

    Adv. K. K. MANI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF T.N. .

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Jun-1998

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 27-Mar-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 629/1998

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casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court allowed Mrs. Venmathi Selvam's appeal challenging her husband's preventive detention under the Tamil Nadu Goonda Act. The Court found that the State Government's delay in considering the detenu's representation (from 21.10.97 to 10.11.97) was unreasonable and remained unexplained, rendering the continued detention illegal despite the delay being brief. The Court quashed the detention order and directed immediate release unless required for other cases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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