( 1 ) THROUGH this writ petition preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner-detenu Raj Nath Pandey has impugned the order dated 16-7-2002, passed by the first respondent - Mr. Alok Kumar, District Magistrate, Faizabad, detaining him under Section 3 (2) of The National Security Act. The detention order, along with the grounds of detention, which are also dated 16-7-2002, was served on the petitioner-detenu on 16-7-2002 itself and their true copies are annexed as annexures 1 and 2 respectively to the writ petition.

( 2 ) THE prejudicial activities of the petitioner-detenu impelling the first respondent to pass the impugned detention order against him are contained in the grounds of detention (Annexure 2), a perusal of which shows that the impugned order is founded on a solitary crime number (Cr.), namely, Cr. No. 263/2002 under Sections 147/148/149/307/302/504 IPC of Police Station Poora Kalandar, District Faizabad registered on the basis of a complaint dated 18-6-2002 lodged by Smt. Kalawati Devi. The details pertaining to the said Cr. as contained in the grounds of detention, in short, are as under :- On 18-6-2002 at 6. 00 P. M. the det