Hon’ble Bala Krishna Narayana, J.—Heard Sri I.K.Chaturvedi, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGA for the respondent Nos. 1,2 and 3 and Sri Firoz Ahmad, learned counsel for the Union of India/respondent No. 2.

2. Pleadings between the parties have been exchanged and the matter is ripe for final disposal.

3. By means of this writ petition the petitioner has challenged the detention order dated 4.8.2014/14.8.2014 passed by the District Magistrate, Banda, respondent No. 3 (Annexure-10) by which he in exercise of his power under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) has ordered that the petitioner be detained in District Jail, Banda stating the grounds of detention as required under Section 8 of the Act as well as the order dated 23.9.2014 passed by the State Government confirming the detention order dated 4.8.2014/14.0.2014 (Annexure 15) to the writ petition.

4. The brief facts of the case as emerging from the pleadings of the parties are that an FIR was lodged by one Chandra Bhushan, resident of village Baurali Azam on 6.2.2014 at 6.20 p.m. against unknown persons at P.S. Bisanda, District Banda stating therein that Km