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12-A. In this connection reference may be made to the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Pushpadevi M. Jatia v. M.L. Wadhavan, reported in AIR 1987 SC 1748 : (1987 Cri LJ 1888). Inpara 31 of the judgment the Supreme Court has inter alia observed as under :

"The objective Underlying, preventive detention cannot be achieved or fulfilled if the detenu is granted parole and brought out of detention. Even if any conditions are imposed with a view to restrict the movements of the detenu while on parole, the observance of those conditions can never lead to an equation of the period of parole with the period of detention. One need not look far off to see the reason because the observance of the conditions of parole, wherever imposed, such as reporting daily or periodically before a designated authority, residing in a particular town or city, travelling within prescribed limits alone and not going beyond etc., will not prevent the detenu from moving and acting as a free agent during the rest of the time or within the circumscribed limits of travel and having full scope and opportunity to meet people of his choice and have dealings with them, to correspond with one and all to have easy and effective communication with whomsoever he likes through telephone, telax, etc. Due to the spectacular achievements in modern communication system, a detenu, while on parole, can sit in a room in a house or hotel and have contacts with all his relations, friends and confederates in any part of the country or even any part of the world and thereby pursue his unlawful activities if so inclined."