( 1 ) THIS is a petition under Section 491, Cr. P. C. and Article 226 of the Constitution of India for a writ of a habeas corpus. Petitioner is the son of the detenue, Abdul Wahed Ovaisi, who was taken into oustody on 14-3-1958 under the order dated 13-3-1958 made by the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad under Section 3 (1) read with Sub-section (2) of the Preventive Detention Act, 1950 (Act IV of 1950 ). On 37-3-1958 the grounds on which the order was made were communicated to the detenue informing him at the same time that against the order he had a right to make representation to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh within the prescribed period. These grounds were to the effect that the said detenue had been "rousing or attempting to rouse communal passions and creating or attempting to create panic, resentment or hatred in the minds of the Muslims against the State and the non-Muslims as disclosed by his speeches made by him in public meetings" on 5th, 12th, 23rd, 2 4/10/1957, 15-11-1957 and 9-1-1958. They contain some extracts of these speeches and also the particulars of the places where they were made. They further hear reference to the historical backgrou

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