V. RAJAGOPALA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THE order of detention dt. 16-1-97 made by the Collector and District Magistrate, Anantapur, the 2nd respondent herein, in exercise of his powers conferred upon him in Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot Leggers, Dacoits, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land Grabbers Act, 1986 (for short, the Act ) and confirmed by the Government by order dt. 4-3-1997, is challenged in this writ petition.

( 2 ) SRI V. Ravinder Rao, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, contended that the detenu s fundamental right guaranteed under Arts. 21 and 22 (5) of the Constitution, has been deprived, inasmuch as the detention order suffers from the vice of non-application of mind to vital documents and also for the failure to supply the said documents to the detenu. It was pointed out, specifically, that the detaining authority has not considered that the detenu has been enlarged on bail and in Cr. No. 86/92, after he was released on bail, he has been absconding evading the police and that NBW issued was pending against him, the detenu was supplied only with the FIRs, but not with the bail applications, bail orders, NBW and th

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