JUDGMENT

Bala Krishna Narayana, J.—The petitioner Pankaj has filed this writ petition with a prayer to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of habeas corpus commanding the respondents to release the petitioner from their illegal detention in pursuance of the order dated 15.11.2014 and set him at liberty forthwith. Further prayer has been made for quashing the impugned order dated 15.11.2014 passed by respondent No.3 in the exercise of his power under Section 3(3) National Security Act, hereinafter referred to as NSA.

2. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGA appearing for the respondents No. 1,3, 4 and 5 and learned counsel the Union of India/ respondent No.2 and perused the pleadings of the parties.

3. The brief facts of this case are that upon receiving information from the police informer about the illegal activities of the petitioner who was a dare devil criminal and a liquor smuggler engaged in illegal activity of smuggling illicit liquor from Haryana to his village Phugana and selling the same to the residents of the nearby villages, consumption whereof had been endangering the health and lives of the villagers, S.O. Ved Prakash Giri, S.I. She