BABURAM Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) M. Katju, J. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Counsel. The petitioner is challenging the impugned order of detention dated 28-1-2002 passed by the District Magistrate, Baghpat under the NSA.

(2.) A perusal of the grounds of detention shows that it is affected that on 27-7-2001 at about 8. 30 a. m. the petitioner and some of his associates armed with fire-arms fired on Harbir Singh, the Principal of Janta Inter College and killed him. Harbir Singh had been Principal of the College for 23 years and was highly Respected amongst the people. His murder has created terror in the locality and there was widespread agitation against his murder. Due to terror of the petitioner and his associates nobody dared to give evidence against him. It is also alleged that petitioner had sought to create a rival managing committee in order to take over the management of the Janta Inter College and when this effort did not succeed he and his associates decided to kill Harbir Singh. When the police went to arrest the petitioner on 4-8-2001 at 4. 20 a. m. , then the police was fired upon. However, ultimately the petitioner was caught and a pistol used in the murder of Harbir Singh was recovered from his possession. It is alleged that due to this murder there is terror in the college also and the college is lying closed.

(3.) THERE is no force in this petition and it is dismissed. Petition dismissed. .