( 1 ) AN order of detention passed by the District Collector-cum-District magistrate, Anantapur, under Sections 3 (1) and 3 (2) of A. P. Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, immoral Traffic Offenders and land Grabbers Act, 1986, (for short the Act ) by which one Kimmoneni Chinnappa Reddy son of Gangulappa, resident of Sydapuran, kadiri Town of Anantapur District was detained on the ground that he is a bootlegger within the meaning of Section 2 (b) of the Act, is challenged in this writ petition.

( 2 ) IN support of the order of detention dated 15-12-1993 six grounds have been mentioned. Ground Nos. 1 to 3 refer to the searches conducted by the excise officials in consequence of which certain quantities of illicitly distilled arrack were seized from the petitioner s house (Ground No. 1), the hut of Smt. Waheeda Bee, a resident of Kadiri (Ground no. 2 and from the hut of one K. Bayamma, a resident of Jowkupalam (Ground No. 3 ). In respect of all the three incidents, cases were registered by the excise officials. When the samples of the seized quantities of arrack were sent to the Regional Excise Laboratory, Chittoor, repo