LALA ALIAS VIJRENDRA KUMAR Vs. DISTT MAGISTRATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner has challenged the order of detention dated 20-10-1997 passed against him by the Dis trict Magistrate, Faizabad, under sub-sec tion (2) of Section 3 of the National Security Act in order to prevent the petitioner from acting in any manner prejudicial to maintenance of public order.

(2.) AT the time when detention order was passed against the petitioner, he was in Jail in connection with Crime No. 2058 of 1997 under Section 394, IPC and Section 7 of Criminal Law Amendment Act Police Station Kotwali Nagar District Faizabad, which is subject-matter of ground number one. The District Magistrate has men tioned in the ground of detention that the petitioner was making all efforts to obtain bailand to come out from jail.

(3.) IN the result, the petition succeeds and is allowed. Continued detention of the petitioner :s held to be invalid. The petitioner shall be set at liberty forthwith unless wanted in some other case. Petition allowed. .