STATE OF MAHARASHTRA . vs DEEPAK RAMESH DEORUKHKAR — Crl.A. No. 604/2000

Summary of State of Maharashtra v. Santosh Shankar Acharya (2000) The Supreme Court dismissed Maharashtra's appeals against the High Court's decision that detention orders issued by officers under Section 3(2) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981, must inform detainees of their right to petition the issuing officer (not just the State Government) within 12 days before approval. The Court held that failure to communicate this right violates Article 22(5) and invalidates the detention, as the issuing officer retains power to entertain representations until State approval. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.