Kamleshwar Nath, J.

1. WRIT petition No. 5480 of 1986 is the regular writ petition of Subhash Bhandari, on whose behalf a telegram was received in this Court which led to WRIT Petition No. 5397 of 1986. The writ petition of Kamlesh Pratap Singh raises common questions with the writ petitions of Subhash Bhandari ; hence they have been taken up together for disposal.

2. ON 10-8-86 at about 10.45 p. m. a criminal case crime no. 905 of 1986, for offences under Section 307 IPC and Section 3 U. P. Gangesters and Anti- Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 (hereinafter called Gangesters Act), was registered against petitioner Subhash Bhandari and Kamlesh Pratap Singh at P. S. Hazratganj, Lucknow, on the report of one Surya Kumar Verma. A police force, including S. I. Chhote Lal Tewari of P. S. Hazratganj, arrested both the petitioners from their houses in the night between 10/11-8-86 between 1 and 2 a. m. ON 11-8-86 both the petitioners were produced before the Additional City Magistrate, Lucknow. The Additional City Magistrate passed an order, under Section 167 (2) Cr. P.C., remanding both the petitioners to jail custody upto 10-10-86. The custody of both the petitioners, in pu