JUDGMENT

Khalid, J. - The Special Leave Petition is directed against the Judgment dated 26.8.1986 of a Single Judge of the Delhi High Court in Criminal Writ No. 170/86 filed by Shri Harbans Lal, father of the detenue Om Prakash. The Writ Petition is also by the same person. Both these matters are being disposed of by this common Judgment. Special Leave granted.

2. The cases relate to the detention of Shri Om Prakash under section 3(1) of the COFEPOSA Act. An order of detention was passed against him on 31st March, 1986 by tile Additional Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue-the Respondent No.1 herein. The detenue was served with the grounds of detention on the same date. The case against the detenue is that he was in possession of a large quantity of contraband goods hidden in his premises No. 5/23, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi. These premises were searched by the officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in the early hours of 20.3.1986, as a result of which foreign goods worth Rupees Twenty one lakhs and odd were recovered. The accusation against the detenue is that he brought these articles during the various trips that he made to