The petitioner is the wife of the detenu and hence, challenges the Order of Preventive Detention, passed by the 2nd respondent on 24-09-2013, in this Writ Petition.

It is stated that the detenu has been indulging in paddling prohibited intoxicants, such as sale of arrack and spurious and illicit liquor. It also appears that he is being prosecuted in Crime No.202 of 2011/12 of Prohibition & Excise Station, Saroornagar, Ranga Reddy District, which case was booked against him after the Task Force raided his premises and detected 70 illicit liquor sachets, each containing 100 milli liters. The criminal Court concerned has released him on bail in the said case. The Government Chemical Examiner, who analyzed the sample, declared it as ‘illicitly distilled liquor’, which is unfit for potable purposes. The detenu was again booked in Crime No.396 of 2011/12 registered on 25-10-2011, after another raid on his premises resulted in detecting 106 illicit liquor sachets, each containing 100 milli liters. Even in this case, he was enlarged on bail later on. The Government Chemical Examiner filed his report disclosing that the material is illicitly distilled liquor and the same is unfit