SANDEEP V. MARNE
Shyamalendu Kumar Das – Appellant
Versus
Union of India, through its Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. allegations against petitioner of corruption. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. defense argues interception orders lack justification. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. court's assessment of the validity of interception orders. (Para 13) |
| 4. court addresses maintainability of the petition. (Para 14 , 17) |
| 5. necessity for recording reasons for interception. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 6. public emergency prerequisite for interception. (Para 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 7. analysis of high court judgments on interception. (Para 36 , 40) |
| 8. discussion on the existence of public safety and emergency in corruption cases. (Para 45) |
| 9. court dismisses the petition. (Para 54) |
JUDGMENT:
Sandeep V. Marne, J.
1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsel appearing for parties, petition is taken up for final hearing and disposal.
A. THE CHALLENGE
2. Petition raises challenge to Orders dated 9 March 2018 and 17 March 2018 passed by the Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India under provisions of Sub-section (2) of Section 5 of Indian TELEGRAPHS ACT , 1998 directing interception of telephonic messages to and from Petitioner’s mobile phones numbers and disclosu
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