VIRENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE above two matters were heard together as common prints of fact and law were involved in them, these two writ petitions are being, disposed of by the present order.

(2.) PETITIONER . Virendra Singh (in H.C.W.P. No 2149 of 1997) has been detained under the provisions of National Security Act (in short NSA) by an order, dated 23 -6 -1997 recorded by the District Magistrate. Jhansi. The other petitioner, Vijai Bahadur Singh has also been detained by another order of the same District Magistrate of the same day under the provisions of the same Act.

(3.) IT was further stated in the grounds that as a sequel to this incident police reached the spot but the miscreants were not found in their houses, Most of the houses in the locality were found locked as the people had fled the village. A few old persons had not gone away and they had informed the police that the ghastly attack on Rati Ram arid Ranjit made the villagers such panicky that most of the people had run away from the village. People were afraid of attacks on their lives and properties and on the honour of their women folk. Most of the villagers in Kadura especially the people of Scheduled Caste community had not come back to the village despite posting of a police picket there. It was stated that on the news of bail of the petitioners and others the persons who stayed back in the village were also trying to sell off their properties and were trying to leave the village, It was stated that the petitioner had moved for bail in the sessions court and the very talk of their being lieleased on bail had again created an atmosphere of panic in the village. The District Magistrate opined that there were every possibility that by the acts of the petitioners, maintenance of the public order would be prejudiced. In the grounds in respect of the other detenue (Vijai Bahadur Singh), similar words were used.