V. Dhanapalan, J.

1. The detenu himself is the petitioner herein. He has been detained under the National Security Act, vide detention order dated 3.10.2013 on the file of the second respondent made in proceedings C.No.01/NSA/IS/2013.

2. The case in brief, is as follows:-

On the complaint from one G.Vivekanandan @ Anandan, stating that the detenu along with co-accused cheated him by giving false promise of taking him to Australia and collected huge amount of money and jewellery from him, a case was registered in Crime No.01/2013 on the file of Coimbatore City, 'Q' Branch Criminal Investigation Department for the offences under Sections 120(B) and 420 I.P.C., Section 12(1)(a) of Passport Act, 1967 read with Section 14 of Foreigners Act, 1946. During investigation, the Inspector of Police, 'Q' Branch Criminal Investigation Department, Coimbatore City arrested the detenu on 7.9.2013 at 20.00 hours and recorded his confession statement. The detenu was produced before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Coimbatore on 8.9.2013 and he was remanded to judicial custody. Since the investigation revealed that the detenu and his associates by contravening the provisions of Indian