R. S. SODHI, J.

( 1 ) WRIT Petition (Criminal) No. 950 of 2006 has been filed with the prayer for quashing/setting aside detention order No. F/5/7/2005-Home (P-II)dated 12. 1. 2006 passed under Section 3 (1) of the Conservation of Foreign exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (for short 'the cofeposa Act' ).

( 2 ) BRIEF facts of the case, as stated by the petitioner in the writ petition, are as under:"that brief facts of the case are that on 29/7/2005, the petitioner came on his usual trip to Delhi to visit his children in Delhi and also to finalise one property deal during his stay. The petitioner is frequent flier to Delhi and flies between Dubai and Delhi every week or at least once in a fortnight. The petitioner was carrying with himself foreign currencies equivalent to indian Rs. 86,87,142. 00 which included Saudi Riyals, American Dollars, pounds, Dirham, etc. to purchase a property. That on 30/7/2005, when the petitioner was returning to Dubai he was arrested by Custom officials where he was physically beaten up and mentally tortured and was made to write as per the dictates of the Custom officials. That the residence, farm house and offices of sons of t