Judgment

SHELAT, J.:- By an order dated November 22, 1971 under Sec. 3 (1) and (2) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 the District Magistrate of Nadia ordered the detention of the petitioner with a view to preventing him from acting in a manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order. Pursuant to the said order, the petitioner was arrested on December 1, 1971 and detained in jail. The detaining authorities thereafter took all the steps and passed all orders under and as prescribed by the Act. No dispute has been raised by the petitioner in respect of any one of them.

2. The grounds of detention furnished to the petitioner at the time of his arrest stated as follows :

"(1) On the night of 30-7-71 at about 20.00 hours you along with your associates entered into the toddi shop of Shri Gopinath Bohara s/o Late Ram Bohara at Gangnapore P. S. Ranaghat District Nadia and stabbed Shri Gopinath Bohara with daggers causing severe bleeding injuries on his person. You also terrorised the local people by exploding bombs. Subsequently, the said Gopinath Bohara succumbed to his injuries at Saktinagar Hospital. Such action created terror and panic in the minds of the local peace