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4. MR. I. S. Tiwana, learned Deputy Advocate-General Punjab, has made a statement at the bar that the detenu has been awarded a penalty of Rs. 50,000/- by the Customs Authorities. Mr. Mittal, in support of his contention, has relied upon Bhut Nath v. State of West Bengal AIR 1O4 SC 806 : 1974 Cri LJ690, but this authority is of no avail In the facts and circumstances of the present case. Even in this authority their Lordships of the Supreme Court have observed that the detention is not punitive tout preventive and that simply because the criminal prosecution has failed and that on that ground the detention order is bad, is not a sound proposition, because the purposes of preventive detention are different from conviction and punishment, the subjective satisfaction being enough in the former while proof beyond reasonable doubt being necessary in the latter. Moreover, this authority is under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, whereas the present case is under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act. The present Act was passed in order to curb the smuggling activities because such activities are always shrouded in mystery. It is not one act of the smugglers but a chain of such activities and it is difficult to detect all these activities, i.e. the past activities. The competent authority has satisfied itself and has passed the appropriate order Under Section 3(1) of the Act. It is subjective satisfaction of the authority which has to be seen and the Courts have no jurisdiction to go into the propriety or impropriety of the subjective satisfaction. In the present case I am of the opinion that there was enough material before the competent authority to justify its action in detaining the detenu. Even the proceedings before the Customs authorites have resulted in his conviction, and a fine of Rs. 50,000/- has been imposed. The object of the Act, as already stated, is to provide for preventive detention in certain cases for the purpose of conservation and augmentation of foreign exchange and prevention of smuggling activities and for matters connected therewith. So the detentions under the Act are to stand on a different footing. It is a matter of common knowledge that the illegal activities of smuggling have resulted in setting up a parallel black economy, which has paralysed the normal economic conditions of (the country.