13. A Single Bench decision of Bombay High Court, reported in 1990 Cri LJ 2201 (Ashok Hussain Allah Detha and Anr. v. Assistant Collector of Customs (P), Bombay and Anr.), relied on by Mr. Sen, in my view, does not come to an aid to the writ petitioner (sic). Mr. Sen, relying on paragraph 8 of the said decision contended that under Section 40 of the FERA, Investigating Officers cannot detain a suspect for interrogation as it is not authorised in law. In paragraph 8 of the said decision at page 2205 the Bombay High Court has observed as follows:
The word 'Court' referred to in S. 37 of the Act came to be interpreted by Bombay High Court in a case reported in Ashak Hussain Allah Detha alias Siddique v. Assistant Collector of Customs (P), Bombay, 1990 Criminal Law Journal 2201. His Lordship of the Bombay High Court has held as follows (at page 2212) :-