( 1 ) THE detention order was served on the petitioner on 12. 5. 94 passed by Shri Mahendera Prasad, Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, dated 2. 5. 1994. This was served on the petitioner who was in judicial custody in pursuant to Kalandara under Sections 107/151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as the Code) and also under judicial custody under criminal complaint titled enforcement Vs. J. P. Gupta under Sec. 56 of Foreign Exchange Regulations Act (for short `fera ).

( 2 ) THE detenu was served with the grounds of detention on 5. 5. 94 along with huge bunches of documents running into 1760 pages. It is the case of the petitioner that on the basis of the arrest of two persons and recovery of amount of Rs. 50 lacs, the office and residential premises of the detenu were searched by the Enforcement Officials but nothing incriminating was found therefrom. A complaint was filed under Sec. 56 of FERA on 29. 10. 93 when the petitioner did not appear before the FERA Authorities for the prosecution of the petitioner on which process was issued by the ACMM against the petitioner. According to the petitioner he was nev