The impugned order of detention dated 10.4.99 passed by the District Magistrate, Dhubri in exercise of powers conferred under sub-section (2) of section 3 of the National Security Act, 1980, has been assailed in this Habeas Corpus petition. The detenu Shri Prasanta Kumar Roy @ Jitu Sankar @ Samsul Haque @ Jayanta Sirigh was ordered to be detained by the District a Magistrate, Dhubri in exercise of powers under section 3 (2) of the National Security Act, 1980 by the aforesaid order. The order of detention states that the above order is passed with a view to prevent the detenu from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order. At the time of his detention the detenu was lodged at Dhubri Jail in connection with number of criminal cases against the detenu. The grounds of detention as required under the law were & furnished to the detenu. The detenu submitted his representation to the State Govt on 26.4.1999 through the Superintendent of District Jail, Dhubri. The detenu in his representation raised numerous grounds of attack against his order of detention. In the affidavit of the respondent No.l the State of Assam and the respondent Nd4 the Su