MAHBOOB Vs. SUPERINTENDENT DISTRICT JAIL MEERUT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner Mahboob has filed this writ petition for grant of writ of habeas corpus directing respondents to release him from detention and to quash the order of detention dated 15-6-1998, Annexure 1 to the writ petition, passed by respondent No. 2, under Section 3 (2) of the National Security Act, 1980 (hereinafter referred to as the Act).

(2.) Along with the order of detention petitioner was also served the grounds of detention on which the petitioner has been detained under the Act. The grounds are as under :

(3.) That on 22-10-1997, Senior Sub-Inspector Atar Singh of Police Station Kairana arrested the petitioner with one Kg. of Doda posta and powder in respect of which a case was registered as case crime No. 276 of 1997, under Sections 18/25 of N.D.P.S. Act at Police Station Kairana. After investigation charge sheet No. 181 of 1997 was filed on 17-12-1997 which is under consideration of the Court.