#bootlegging

Bombay HC quashes preventive detention of a bootlegger under MPDA Act, ruling that mere production of country liquor without hazardous material fails to breach public order. The judgment underscores the need for material nexus to public safety in preventive detention cases.

Bombay High Court upholds preventive detention under MPDA Act for bootleggers producing artificial toddy laced with chloral hydrate and copper sulfate, endangering public health.