Detenu doesn’t possess right of being represented by counsel before Advisory Board

Priyanka Sarkariya Vs Union of India & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court held that a detenu has no right of being represented by the counsel in the proceedings before the Advisory Board. Accordingly, detention order of detenu indulged in gold smuggling activities upheld as satisfaction of the Detaining Authority is a subjective one. Facts- Specific intelligence was received by the Department of Revenue Intelligence (‘DRI’), Bengaluru Zonal Unit that one female passenger bearing an Indian Passport was suspected of carrying gold, either in the form of gold bars or in the form ...