SIVARAMAN NAIR, J.

( 1 ) THE 1st respondent passed an order dt. 30-8-1991 directing that Shri Mohammad Ishaq, S/o Hasan Mohammad, should be detained under section 3 (1) (iv) of Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling activities Act, 1974, for short the cofeposa Act . Simultaneously, the grounds for detention were communicated to the detenu in the letter of the 1st respondent of the same date. Petitioner representated his case before the State Advisory Board, which ratified the order of detention. The wife of the petitioner has filed this petition for the issue of a writ of Habeas Corpus and to call for the records of the 1st respondent, leading to the detention order and quash the same, so as to set the detenu at liberty.

( 2 ) THE facts leading to the petition are the following : Officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Madras and the Customs and Central Excise Officers of Vijayawada intercepted Khaja Nazmuddin alias Nizam. On being questioned, he disclosed his name and admitted that he was coming from Kharagpur. He denied that he was in possession of any foreign gold. Metal-detector test disclosed a signal of having concealed metal near the anus. At

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