and to annthilate jotedars, police personnel, business men and members of the rival political parties, and took resolution to stop the ensuing mid term election in Howrah district, particularly in Shibpur area, raid educational institutions, post offices, police camps other Government offices and to annthilate jotedars, business men, police personnel etc.
The second ground was that during a raid by the police on January 28, 1971 at about 2 a. m. the petitioner along with another associate was found in a room which was used as a mania ture workshop for manufacturing pipe guns and one companyplete and one incomplete pipe guns together with some implements for manufacturing improvised fire arms etc.
were seized.
He also urged the members to select school teachers, supporting the CPI M and responsible for making anti CPI ML propaganda among the students and remove them from the partys way by killing them, to companytinue raids on educational institutions, post offices, police pickets etc.
The grounds so served upon him alleged that at a secret meeting held on January 14, 1971 at Balak Sangha Maidan in Tantipara Lane, Shibpur the petitioner volunteered to be a member of the Action Squad of what is companymonly known as the Naxalite party and assured the members of that party present there to supply pipe guns, ammunition and bomb making materials to the Action Squad.
The said room stood in the petitioners name and he and his said associate were working there as engineers of the said workshop.
Accordingly, the petitioner was arrested and detained in the jail on May 3, 1971 when he was served with grounds for his detention as required by the Act.
M. Shelat, J. By his order dated April 7, 1971, the District Magistrate, Howrah, directed the detention of the petitioner under Section 3 of the West Bengal Prevention of Violent Activities Act, Presidents Act 19 of 1970 on his being satisfied that it was necessary to do so with a view to prevent the petitioner from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order.
The petitioner and his said associate were arrested by the police during the said raid.
