ORDER

Dipak Misra, J.- Invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner has sought for issuance of a Writ in the nature of "Habeas Corpus" or any other appropriate Writ for quashing of the order of detention (Annexure P 11) passed by the District Magistrate Jabalpur, respondent No.1, detaining his brother under sub-section (2) of section 3 of the National Security Act, 1980 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act’).

2. Facts as adumbrated in the petition are that the brother of the petitioner, Prem Puri (hereinafter referred to as 'detenu') surrendered at Lordganj Police Station on 16th August, 1996 in connection with the Crime No. 316/96 though the Sub-Inspector of Police has shown him to have been arrested in connection with the aforesaid case and produced him before the competent Court on the allegations that he was involved in the aforesaid case under section 307/34 of the Penal Code read with sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act under sections 3 and 5 of Explosive Substance Act. While he was in custody an order of detention dated 21-8-1996 passed by the District Magistrate, Jabalpur under section 3(2) of the Act was served on him