S. B. SINHA, J.

( 1 ) APPELLANT herein was detained under the Illicit Traffic in narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the 'act') by an order dated 15th February, 2000. The period of detention is over. He, however, questioned the validity of the said order of detention before the High court of Delhi inter alia on the premise that unless the order of detention is set aside, a proceeding may be initiated against him under Chapter VA of Narcotic Drugs and psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

( 2 ) APPELLANT was indisputably arrested by the officers of Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) on 29. 11. 1999. He was remanded to NCB custody till 8. 12. 1999, whereafter when he was remanded to judicial custody. Eighteen kilos and eight hundred thirty grams of heroin was alleged to have been recovered from his possession from a hotel room. Another raid was conducted in House No. 995, situate at Kishanganj, teliwara, near Azad Market, Delhi on 29/30th November, 1999. In the search, which was conducted at the said place on 29/30th November, 1999, 32. 305 kg. of brown powder kept in nineteen transparent polythene bags kept inside three Safari suitcases, was sa