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Plea for release of black marketer rejected

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a special leave petition seeking the release of a black marketer, detained under the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, for smuggling rice meant for supply under the public distribution system.

A vacation Bench of Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice G. S. Singhvi dismissed the SLP after hearing counsel K.K. Mani appearing for the petitioner and senior counsel R. Venkataramani for the State. It refused to interfere with the Madras High court judgment upholding the detention.

The prosecution case was that the truck of K. Palaniselvam of Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi district, was intercepted on April 26, 2007 on the Tirunelveli-Thoothukudi main road. It was carrying 242 bags of boiled rice meant for the PDS. Three other cases of smuggling had earlier been registered against him.

By an order dated January 12, 2008, Palaniselvam was detained. His friend Robinson filed a habeas corpus petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking to quash the detention order. The High Court dismissed the petition. The present SLP is directed against this judgment.

It stated that the detenu was one of the directors of Ananthammal Kasi Exporters. The rice was meant for export to Sri Lanka.

The sample of the seized rice was not sent for examination to find out whether it was meant for the PDS.

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