Miss Kamlesh Sharma, J.—In this writ petition, petitioner Partap Malik has prayed for quashing the charge against him under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (hereinafter called the TADA) in F. I. R. No 81 of 1993 dated 29 6-1993 or in any other F. I. R. which might have been recorded against him, and grant of anticipatory bail in respect thereof.

2. Brief facts arising out of the pleadings of the parties are that the petitioner was working as teacher at Dalhousie from July 1990 to July 1992 After leaving Dalhousie the petitioner had joined as Editor cum- Executive Director of the monthly magazine Chankaya Bureau at Ghaziabad (U. P.), which is owned and run by one Shri D. P, Yadav, Ex- Minister and M. L. A of Uttar Pradesh, During his stay at Dalhousie, the petitioner married one Smt. Neel Kamal, sister of Shri Sanjeev Raj against the wishes of her parents. As such, his relations with Sanjeev Raj were hostile. On a raid conducted in the house of Sanjeev Raj a foreign- made pistol was recovered and F. I R. No. 189. of 1994 under section 25 of the Arms Act and section 120-B, I. P. C. was registered against him in the Police Station Dalhousie. Durin