( 1 ) THROUGH this writ petition, preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner-detenu raj Bahadur Verma has impugned the order dated 26-6-2003 issued by Mr. C. P. Singh, Deputy Secretary, Home and Confidential Department, Uttar Pradesh Administration on behalf of Government of Uttar pradesh, detaining him under Section 3 (1)of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988. The detention order along with grounds of detention, which are also dated 26 June, 2003 was served on the petitioner-detenu on 30 June, 2003 and their true copies have been annexed as Annexure No. 1 collectively to the writ petition.

( 2 ) THE prejudicial activities of the petitioner-detenu prompting the State of Uttar pradesh to issue the impugned detention order against him are contained in the grounds of detention. In short their perusal shows as under : On 21-12-2002 at about 9-30 p. m. a police party of Police Station Jaidpur, district barabanki reached near culvert in village shahpur Kareda. It saw two persons coming from the side of Shapur Kareda. When they noticed the vehicle in which the police party was travelling t