Bharati H. Dangre, J.

1. The present petition filed by the petitioner who is brother-in-law of one Shri Ganesh Narayan Mane, who has been detained by the Commissioner of Police, Pune by an order of detention dated 08.09.2017, assails the order of detention and after quashing and setting aside the same, prays to release the detenu forthwith.

For effective adjudication of the present petition, we find it necessary to cull out the necessary facts and events leading to file the present Writ Petition:-

The respondent No.2, Commissioner of Police, Pune on being satisfied that Shri Ganesh Narayan Mane needs to be detained under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers and Persons engaged in Black-marketing of Essential Commodities Act, 1981 (hereinafter in short as “M.P.D.A. Act, 1981), with a view to prevent him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order passed an order of detention on 08.09.2017 in exercise of power conferred by Sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Act directed that the detenu be detained under the said Act for a period of one year fr