Birendra Prasad Sinha. J.

This is an application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a writ of certiorari quashing the notice under section 3(1) of the Bihar Control of Crimes Ordinance, 1979 (hereinafter referred to as the Ordinance), contained in Annexure 1 to the application.

2. Petitioner Mahabir Prasad Akela claims to be a member of the Communist Party of India and one of its important functionaries being a member of the State Executive of the Party and Secretary of the Aurangabad District Committee. He was also a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Nabinagar constituency in the year 1969-72. The relevant portion of the notice which is in Hindi, reads as under:

¼d½ Jh egkohj izlkn vdsyk vkRet Jh lhrkjke vxzoky lkekU;r% vŒ uohuxj ¼vkSjaxkckn½ es fuokl djrs gS] vlkekftd rRo gS vFkkZ~r gS vFkkZr os Loa; rFkk fxjksg ds lnL; ds :i es Hkkjrh; n.M lfgrk ds v/;k; 16 ,oa 17 ds v/khu vH;klr% n.Muh; vijk/k djrs Fks rFkk iz;Ru djrs gS rFkk izfrosnu ds vuqlkj vk;qDr vf/kfu;e 1959 dh /kkjk 27 ds varxZr vijk/kh gSA

¼[k½ vkSjaxkckn ftykUrxZr uohuxj Fkkus es vkidh xfrfof/k ;k dk;Z ls O;fDr ;k lEifr dks Mj] [krjk] uqdlku igqpk gS rFkk igqpkus okyk ds ftls fo’okl djus ds] leqfpr izfrosnu ds vk/kkj ij fo|eku gS tks Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds v/;k; 16 ,oa 17 ds v/khu n.Muh; vijk/k gSA

¼x½ lk{khx.k viuh tku ;k lEifr ds lEcU/k es vka’kdk ds dkj.k vkids fo:) lk{; nsus dks rS;kj ugh gSA

mi;qDr [k.M ¼d½A ¼Xk½ ds lEcU/k es vkids fo:) lkjoku vkjksi fuEufyf[kr lkekU; izd`fr ds gSA

¼1½ izfrosnu ds vuqlkj vki vlkekftd rRo gSA Loa; rFkk fxjksg ds lnL; ds :i es Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds v/;k; 16 ,oa 17 ds v/khu n.Muh; vijk/k gS rFkk vk;qDr vf/kfu;e 1959 dh /kkjk 27 ds vUrZxr vkids chp fo:) eqdnek ntZ fd;k x;k gS

¼2½ uohuxj Fkkus es vkids xfrfof/k rFkk dk;Z ls O;fDr lEifr dks Mj] [krjk ,oa uqdlku igq¡pk gS rFkk Ikgqpus okyk gS tks Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk 16 ,oa 17 ds vUrZxr n.Muh; vijk/k gSA

¼3½ lk{khx.k tku ,oa lEifr ds lEcU/k es vk’kadk ,oa vkids vkrad ds dkj.k vkids fo:+) lk{; nsus dks rS;kj ugh gSA dkj.k vkids fo:) lk{; nsus dk rS;kj ugh gSA

fuEufyf[kr eqdnek vkids fo:) uohuxj Fkkus es ntZ fd;k x;k gS ftlds vkjksi i= lefiZr fd;k tk jgk gS%&

¼1½ uohuxj Fkkuk dk.M la[;k&1¼3½ 72 /kkjk 3 v.Mj lsD’ku foLQVd inkFkZ dkuwu 304 ¼2½ Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds vUrZxr vki vfHk;qDr gS rFkk vkids fo:) vkjksi i= lefiZr fd;k x;k gSA

¼2½ uohuxj Fkkuk dk.M la[;k 9¼6½ 72 /kkjk 302] 120ch,] 123 vkbZŒihŒlhŒ ,oa vkeZl ,DV 27 vUrZxr vki vfHk;qDr gS ,oa vkids funs’kkuqlkj ¼bUosLVhxs’ku½ nks O;fDr;ks dh gR;k dh xbZ gSA

uohuxj Fkkuk dk.M la[;k 13@79] 18@79 /kkjk 107 ,oa 116 lhΠvkjΠihΠlhΠds vUrZxr vkids fo:) fjiksVZ ntZ fd;k x;k gSA

By the notice, he was asked by the District Magistrate. Aurangabad, to appear before him to tender a written explanation regarding the allegations mentioned above and to show cause as to why an order under section 3 (3) of the Ordinance should not be passed against him.

3. This ordinance makes special provisions for the control and suppression of antisocial elements with a view to maintenance of the public order. Section 2 (c) of the Ordinance defines "anti-social element", which means a person who (i) either by himself or as a member of or leader of a gang, habitually commits or attempts to commit or abets the commission or offences, punishable under Chapter XVI or Chapter XVII of the Indian Penal Code; (ii) habitually commits or abets the commission of offences, under the suppression of Immoral Traffic in women and Girls Act, 56, or (iii) who by words or otherwise promotes or attempts to promote, on grounds of religion race, language, caste or community or any other grounds whatsoever, feelings of enmity or hatred between different religions, racial or language groups or castes or communities; or (iv) has been found habitually passing indecent remarks to, or teasing women or girls, or (v) who has been convicted of an offence under sections 25, 26, 27, 28 or 29 of the Arms Act of 1966.

4. Section 3 of the ordinan