(1.) The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu, namely, Balraj, aged 52, branded as 'Boot-legger' in detention order in Cr.M.P.No.32/2014, dated 10.06.2014 by the District Collector and District Magistrate, Tiruchirappalli District, Tiruchirappalli, has sought for a writ of Habeas Corpus Petition.
(2.) The Detenu has come to the adverse notice of the police in four case. The first and fourth adverse cases were registered in Cr.Nos.243/2013 and 52/2014 under Sections 4(1)(k) TNP Act, 1937 and 4(1)(k) r/w 4(1-A) TNP Act, 1937 respectively on the file of Tiruchirappalli, Siruganur PS. The second and third adverse cases were registered in Cr.Nos.706 and 751 of 2013, under Sections 4(1)(k) TNP Act, 1937 and 4(1)(k) TNP Act, 1937 respectively, on the file of Tiruchirappalli, Tiruverambur PEW P.S. The first three adverse cases were ended in conviction and the fourth adverse case is under investigation, when the order of detention was passed. The order of detention was passed on the basis of the ground case alleged to have registered on 17.05.2014 on the file of Tiruverumbur PEW Cr.No.402/2014 under Sections 4(1)(aa) r/w 4(1-A) TNP Act. On being satisfied that the Detenu is habitually indulging in activities, affecting the public Order and public health, the Detaining Authority has clamped the Detention Order on the Detenu. At paragraph 5, the Detaining Authority has concluded as follows:
(3.) Challenging the Impugned Order, though the learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia has raised many contentions, We do not propose to go into all the grounds of challenge, since in our considered view, the point urged by the learned counsel for the petitioner that there was a delay in consideration of the representation merits acceptance.