( 1 ) THE petitioner-Sant Singh son of Sabhajeet Singh, resident of Sulemanpur, P. S. Cholapur, district Varanasi while he was in jail in connection with Case Crime No. 102 of 1999 under Sec. 302/506/120-B IPC, P. S. Cholapur district Varanasi was served with an order of detention dated 4-6-1999, Annexure 1 to the writ petition issued by the District Magistrate, Varanasi under Sec. 3 (2) of the National Security Act. This detention order has been made the subject matter of challenge of the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and it is prayed that a writ, order or direction in the nature of Habeas Corpus for production of the petitioner before the Court, for quashing the order of detention and for setting him at liberty be passed.

( 2 ) COUNTER and rejoinder affidavits have been exchanged. Heard Sri D. S. Misra, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Shesh Mani Misra, appearing on behalf of the Union of India and Sri Mahendra Pratap for rest of the respondents at considerable length.

( 3 ) THE material facts which have led to the detention of the petitioner under Sec. 3 (2) of the Act are that besides the fact that the petitioner is a