DEEPAK BAJAJ vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA . — W.P.(Crl.) No. 77/2008

Case Summary: W.P.(Crl.) No. 77/2008 - Deepak Bajaj v. State of Maharashtra Outcome: Supreme Court allowed the writ petition and quashed the detention order dated 22.5.2008 passed against Deepak Bajaj under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. The Court found the detention order was "clearly illegal" due to failure to place relevant materials before the Detaining Authority. Key Finding: Critical retractions by witnesses (Kuresh Rajkotwala, Bharat Chavhan, Bipin Thaker, Sharad Bhoite) were not placed before the Detaining Authority, despite the Authority having relied on their original confessions. This non-placement of material evidence vitiated the detention order. Direction: No further proceedings; no costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.