JASBIR SINGH vs LT. GOVERNOR, DELHI — Crl.A. No. 913/1995

The Supreme Court dismissed Jasbir Singh's appeal challenging his detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. Singh, arrested at Delhi Airport with undeclared foreign currency (~₹1.39 lakhs), contested five grounds including that grounds of detention were served five days late and that representations to the Advisory Board should have been considered by the Central Government. The Court upheld the detention order, holding that the five-day service requirement was complied with (excluding the first day of counting), representations to the Advisory Board need not be forwarded to the Central Government when not addressed to it, and there was no unreasonable delay in considering the detenu's separate representation to the Central Government. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.