Judgment

TULZAPURKAR, J. :- As we felt after fully hearing counsel on either side that the impugned order of detention herein deserved to be quashed, we by our order dated 9th Sep., 1982, directed the immediate release of the appellant and stated that our reasons would follow. We now proceed to give our reasons.

2. The appellant Yumnam Mangibabu Singh (the detenu) is a science graduate and was at the material time serving as Superintending Engineer (Class I Post) in the Electricity Department of the Government of Manipur at Imphal. It is alleged that on 13th May, 1981 he wrote a letter to Head-quarters, Peoples Liberation Army, Eastern Region, an unlawful organisation in Manipur, promising financial help to the organisation in his official capacity. On 31-10-1981 the Army called him to its Headquarters, Imphal, and as soon as he reached there he was handed over to the Police Station on lodging a complaint (F. I. R.) against him for offences under Sections 121/121-A, I. P. C. and 13 of U. A. P. Act. He was produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate on 1-11-1981 and released on bail. However, at the instance of the police, when he visited the Police Station in the morning of 21-11-1981,