STATE OF MAHARASHTRA . vs VIPUL SHRIDHAR JADHAV — Crl.A. No. 599/2000

Case Summary: State of Maharashtra v. Santosh Shankar Acharya The Supreme Court dismissed Maharashtra's appeals challenging the High Court's decision that detention orders issued by officers under Section 3(2) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act are invalid if the detenu is not informed of their right to represent to the detaining authority before state approval. The Court held that until state government approval within 12 days, the issuing officer retains detaining authority powers and must communicate representation rights, as required by Article 22(5) of the Constitution. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.