PRITAM SINGH Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Mohinder Singh, son of Amar Singh Sodhi, of Village Rogla, Police Station Dirba, was arrested & ordered to be detained for a period ending on 31-3-1951 under Sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Preventive Detention Act by the order of the District Mag. Sangrur, dated 5-8-1950. A petn. No. 16 to this Ct. for his release Under Section 491, Code of Criminal Procedure was made by Pritam Singh & Anr. No. 17 by the detenu himself was received through Jail.

(2.) The only point argued by S. Tirath Singh, the learned Counsel for the petnr. (by which will be meant the detenu Mohinder Singh), is that the grounds of detention communicated to the detenu wore vague & indefinite & that they were not sufficient to enable the petnr. to make an effective representation to the Govt. It is, therefore, contended that further detention of the petnr. is illegal. The grounds supplied are as follows:

(3.) It is stressed that none of these grounds can be regarded as a good ground under the Act & since they are not supported by particular facts or information on which the assertions are based they did not supply enough material to enable the petnr. to impress on the Govt. that the assertions were unfounded. The learned Advocate-General while conceding that ground No. 1 is rather vague & No. 4 merely reiterates the satisfaction of the detaining authority that the detention was necessary for the security of the State & maintenance of public order, contends that the other two grounds were quite precise & definite, acting on which it was within the powers of the District Mag. to order detention of the petnr.