NareshH Patil, J.

1) Through this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the order dated 14-9-2012 passed by District Magistrate, Jalgaon, detaining the petitioner for one year in exercise of powers conferred by sub section (1) of Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders and Dangerous Persons Act, 1981 (for short, “the Act of 1981”) is challenged.

2) The detaining authority was satisfied that the petitioner was possessing

dangerous weapons and indulged in creating terror and fear amongst the people. The petitioner committed offenses as mentioned in Chapter 16 and 17 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner has no fear of law. Due to the activities of the petitioner sense of insecurity prevailed in the minds of general public. The detaining authority further observed that the petitioner is a rancorous person of vindictive nature who prevents people from lodging complaint against him. There are various offences registered against the petitioner in several police stations of Jalgaon. Despite repeated initiations of preventive actions against the petitioner no improvement was noticed in