MUMTAZ AHMAD KHAN Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) VISHNU Sahai, J. Through this writ petition preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner-detenu Mumtaj Ahmad Khan has impugned the order dated 25. 8. 2001 passed by the second respondent Mr. R. A. Prasad, District Magistrate, Sultanpur, detaining him under section 3 (3) of the National Security Act.

(2.) THE detention order alongwith grounds of detention, which are also dated 25. 8. 2001, was served on the petitioner-detenu on 25. 8. 2001 itself and their true copies have been annexed as Annexure-l to the supplementary affidavit filed by Sayeed Ahmad (deponent in the writ petition) and petition respectively.

(3.) ON the basis of the aforesaid case crime numbers, the detaining authority was subjectively satisfied that in order to curb the petitioner-detenu from committing similar prejudicial activities in future, it was, imperative to detain him vide the impugned order.