In the instant petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the legality and validity of the order dated 9-10-2017 passed by the respondent No.3 has been challenged whereby the petitioner has been externed under the provisions of Section 5(a) and (b) of the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990 [hereinafter referred to as `the Act 1990’] and further challenge has been made to the order dated 6-12-2017 passed by the respondent No.2 whereby the order of externment has been affirmed and the appeal preferred by the petitioner has been dismissed.

2. By the impugned order the petitioner has been externed from entering into the District Katni and its contiguous districts – Jabalpur, Satna, Damoh and Panna for a period of one year.

3. The facts, briefly stated, are that on the basis of the report submitted by the Superintendent of Police, Katni (respondent No.3) dated 27-01-2017 to the District Magistrate, Katni to the effect that the petitioner is involved in criminal activities since 1998 and he is spreading his terror to the local public. It is fur