SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J :

1. Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned APP for State. The petitioner/detenue Nagesh Laxman Takmoge has preferred this petition questioning the preventive detention order passed against him on 30th July, 2016 by respondent no.1 i.e. Commissioner of Police, Solapur. The detention order has been passed in exercise of powers under Section 3 of 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 (for short “the M.P.D.A. Act), as the detenue is a dangerous person, as well as, a slumlord. The said order of detention is based on one C.R. i.e. C.R. No. 311 of 2016 of Vijapur Naka Police Station, Solapur and two in-camera statements of Witness “A” and Witness “B”. The order of detention, grounds of detention alongwith accompanying documents were served on the detenue on 29th January, 2017.

2. Though a number of grounds have been raised in the present petition, whereby the detention order has been assailed, however, the Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner has pressed onl