Judgment

SABYASACHI MUKHARJI, J. :- Shri Ram Narain Dixit in this petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenges the detention of Ajay Dixit, his son in the District Jail of Agra, under the National Security Act, 1980. The District Magistrate, Agra passed a detention order and served on Ajay Dixit hereinafter called the detenu under Section 3 of The National Security Act, hereinafter called the Act, on six different grounds. The grounds mentioned therein are as follows :

"1. That on 10-4-1981 at 10.30 p.m. you along with your companions surrounded Shri Kanhaiya Lal Sharma resident of Ferozepur and fired at him with the intention of killing him but he escaped slightly. In this connection a case under S. 307 of I. P. C. was lodged with the Police Station and is pending the trial in the court against you.

2. That on date 27-9-82 at 3.10 p.m. you collected goondas in your house in the town of Ferozabad and when the police party reached in order to arrest the goondas you fired at the police party on which a case against you under S. 307/34 of Indian Penal Code is pending the trial in the court.

3. That on date 27-9-82 you were arrested by the police in the town of Ferozabad and a