V. Dhanapalan, J.

1. The detenu has been branded as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and detained under order of the 2nd respondent passed in BDFGISSV No.596/2013 dated 03.08.2013.

2. The detenu came to adverse notice in the following cases :

Sl.No. Police Station and Crime No. Sections of Law

1 S-8 Adambakkam Police Station Crime No.426 of 2013 341, 323, 324, 506(ii) IPC

2. S-8 Adambakkam Police Station Crime No.602 of 2013 341, 294(b), 397, 506(ii) IPC

3. S-8 Adambakkam Police Station Crime No.678 of 2013 384, 506(ii) IPC

The ground case alleged against the detenu is one registered on 26.06.2013 by the Sub Inspector of Police, S-8 Adambakkam Police Station in Crime No.658 of 2013 for offences under Sections 147, 341, 364, 323 and 506(ii) IPC. Aggrieved by the order of detention, the present petition has been filed.

3. Though learned counsel for the petitioner has raised several other grounds to assail the order of detention, he has mainly focussed his argument on the ground that though the detaining authority relied on a similar case wherein bail was granted to two accused therein by the learned Sessions Judge, Tiruvannamalai in Crl.M.P.No.3384 of 2012 and arr