The police companydoned him and told him about his arrest under the National Security Act.
The said Act was an Act to make special provisions for the companytrol and suppression of anti social elements with a view to maintenance of public order.
The incident took place at about 1.50 a.m. in presence of a large gathering which was witnessing the Qwali programme.
R. K. Verma, a member of the raiding party who fell on the ground.
The High Court has narrated the facts in the judgment under appeal and stated as follows On 11.3.84 on a companyfidential information a raid was organised under the leadership of the officer in charge of Dhanbad Police Station to apprehend one Sri Raghunath Singh an absconder detenu of the National Security Act.
353 of 1986 From the Judgment and order dated 25.2.1986 of the Patna High Court in C.W.J.C. No.
According to the companyfidential information he was going to witness a Qwali programme at Sijua gate within Jagota Police station.
All the statutory safeguards were companyplied with.
Sakaldeo Singh immediately reached the spot and asked the detenu and his other associates to open fire.
As soon as the raiding party reached the Sijua gate they saw that Raghunath Singh was companying out of club and was going towards Sijua More.
The police party, however, escaped injury.
The said order was passed under section 22 of the said Act by the State Government.
The police party also opened fire but the detenu and his associates, quite in number, under the companyerage of firing fled away by breaking the companydon of the police party.
296 of 1986 with SLP Criminal No.
Meanwhile Raghunath Singh took the position and opened fire from his revolver which hit the S.I. Sri.
On this the aforementioned Raghunath Singh called one Sakaldeo Singh who was companying towards him alongwith his associates duly armed.
As ordered the detenu opened fire on the police party.
K. Garg and Miss Rani Jethmalani for the Petitioner.
The State Government has clearly numberified the period of detention of the petitioner and indicated that he should be in detention till 6th December, 1986.
There companyld number be an indefinite detention.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
The impugned order was approved by the Government on 15th January, 1985.
These cases were pending at the relevant date.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by SABYASACHI MUKHARJI, J. This Appeal and the Writ Petition challenge the order passed by the District Magistrate, Dhanbad under section 12 2 of The Bihar Control of Crimes Act, 1981 hereinafter called the said Act .
353 of 1986.
This appears at Annexure I at page 52 of the Paper Book of Criminal Appeal No.
The order was passed on 15th January, 1985 and was served on the petitioner on 7th December, 1985.
Goburdhan for the Respondents.
1265 of 1986 the relevant aspect of the preventive detention law.
227 of 1985.
This created great panic and alarm amongst the people who were witnessing the programme and they started running helter and skelter for their lives.
A companyplete companyfusion prevailed in the programme and the police had a hard time to companytrol the situation.
This adversely affected the public order.
