JUDGMENT

P.Sathasivam,J. —

1) Leave granted.

2) The appellant, who is the brother-in-law of R. Sreenivasulu-the detenue, has filed this appeal against the judgment and final order dated 08.04.2011 passed by the High Court of Judicature, Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad in a writ of Habeas Corpus being Writ Petition No. 65 of 2011 whereby the High Court dismissed his petition holding that the order of detention of R. Sreenivasulu passed by the Collector and District Magistrate, Kadapa, Y.S.R. District, in Ref. No. 670/M/2010 dated 12.11.2010 is not illegal.

3) Brief Facts:

a) According to the prosecution, the detenue was found to be involved in felling, transporting, smuggling of red-sanders trees and committing theft of forest wealth in as many as eight times within a period of one year. The cases registered against him disclose his activities. They are:

(i) OR No. 130/2009-10- dated 22.02.2010:

On 22.02.2010, on receiving information at 06:00 a.m., Forest Range Officer and Deputy Range Officer Rayachoty, alongwith other staff proceeded to Masineni Kanuma locality of Palakonda Reserved Forest in Saraswathipalli Beat and noticed 3 persons lifting and storing red-sanders wood and preparing