Palok Basu, J.

1. ALTAF is presently detained in pursuance of an order dated 6-1-1993 under section 3 (2) of the National security Act (for short the Act) passed by the District Magistrate, Kanpur, Similarly, Sharif stands detained by an order dated 30-12-1992 also passed by the District Magistrate, Kanpur, Both those orders are under challenge in these two petitions which are being disposed of together, as prayed by the learned counsel for the parties because the grounds of detention mentioned in both the orders are same.

2. THE entire grounds of detention have to be mentioned in order to deal with various arguments advanced. Translated into English, the grounds would read as under-

"1. That on 18-12-1992, constable 269 Sri Shyam Singh Yadav of Reserve police Lines, Kanpur Dehat, lodged a written report at police Station Rail Bazar that on 7-12-1992 at about 8.30 A.M. when he was going from Police Lines to Police office, you along with 200/250 persons of Muslim Community came from the eastern side shouting slogan 'Allah-ho-Akbar' and surrounded him. You and your companions attacked the police constable with knives with intent to cause death and his H.M.T. Watch, A-1, cyc