The main legal point established in the judgment is that a detention order under the National Security Act must specify the period of detention and be communicated to the Central Government as required by the Act.

1. The petitioner before this Court is aggrieved by order dated 19.11.2013 passed by District Magistrate, Bhind in exercise of powers conferred under Section 3 of the National Security Act, 1980 (in short, The Act of 1980).

2. The facts of the case reveal that the Superintendent of Police submitted a report on 2.11.2013 for initiating action against the petitioner under the provisions of the Act of 1980 and a show cause notice was issued to the petitioner. The petitioner did submit reply and stated that he is a political worker and, therefore, proceedings have been initiated against him under the Act of 1980. The reply of the petitioner was considered and a final order has been passed on 19.11.2013. The order passed by District Magistrate reads as under:-

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3. The representation (Annexure P-2) was preferred before the State Government.

4. The learned Govt. Advocate fairly stated before this Court that he is not aware of order passed by the State Government.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently argued before this Court that the impugned order is bad in law, keeping in view Section 3 sub-section (3) of the Act of 1980 as the period of detention has not been prescribed in the impugned order. He has vehemently argued before this Court that there cannot be a detention for an indefinite period under the Act of 1980. He has placed heavy reliance on a judgment of Division Bench of this Court in the case of Bhaiya @ Bhaiyalal @ Arvind v. State of M.P. Reported in 2013(3) MPHT 495 (DB). Paragraphs 9 and 10 of the aforesaid judgment reads as under:-

9." In addition to the aforesaid, It is seen that in the order of detention of the District Magistrate dated 28.7.2012, the period of detention has not been specified. In the order of approval by the State Government also the period of detention has also not been specified. The period of detention of one year at the first time mentioned in the order of confirmation passed on 21.9.2012 (Annexure P-7). In the sad context, the provisions of subsections (2), (3) and (5) of Section 3, as well as Section 12 of the Act is relevant which are reproduced