S.S.Sodhi, J.

1. The challenge here is to the order of the Governor of Punjab of April 27, 1987 issued under sub-section(2) of Section 14 of the National Security Act, 1980 read with Section 3 thereof.

2. The impugned order of detention was passed and served upon the petitioner when he was already in custody having been arrested as far back as September 15, 1985 under first information report 143 of 1985 for offences under Sections 3 and 4 of the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1985. Besides this, there are four other cases since registered against the petitioner. Those being ;

(i) FIR 32 of May 1, 1986 under Section 25 of the Arms Act pertaining to police Station `Division No. V, Jalandhar ;

(ii) FIR NO. 57 of March 24, 1986 under Section 302 read with Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code of police Station `Division No. VI, Jalandhar ; and,

(iii) FIR 53 of April 5, 1986 under Section 302, and,

(iv) 307, 356, 226, 225 and 224 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25 of the Arms Act relating to police Station `Division No. IV Jalandhar and FIR 22 of February 22, 1986 under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code also of Division No. IV, Jalandhar.

3. This