JUDGEMENT
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(1.) Leave granted.
(2.) Under the Detention Order No.Cril/NSA/No.10 of
2011, Imphal, the 31
st
January, 2011, issued by theDistrict Magistrate, Imphal West District, Manipur,
the Appellant's husband, Yumman Somendro @ Somo @
Tiken, was detained under the provisions of the
National Security Act, 1980. The said detention
order was approved by the Governor of Manipur on 7
th
February, 2011, in exercise of his powers conferred
under Section 3(4) of the aforesaid Act. The order
of the Governor of Manipur dated 18
th
March, 2011,
confirming the detention order passed against the
husband of the Appellant and fixing the period of
detention for 12 months on the subjective
satisfaction of the detaining authority that the
detenu was likely to be released on bail by the
normal criminal Courts in the near future, was
challenged on behalf of Yumman Somendro in the
Gauhati High Court (Imphal Bench), but without
success. This Appeal is directed against the said
order of the High Court and the order of detention
itself. Earlier, the Appellant's husband had been
arrested on 21
st
March, 1994 in connection with FIR
No.478(3)1994 IPS u/s 13 Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act, but was released on bail by the
normal criminal Court. Despite the above, again on
29
th
June, 1995, the Appellant's husband was
arrested in connection with FIR No.450(6)95 under
Churachandpur P.S. under Sections 386 and 34 IPC.
Though he was released on bail by the normal
criminal Court, he was again arrested under Section
13 UA (P) Act in connection with FIR No.190(5)98
and was released on bail on 8
th
July, 1998. After
being released on bail by the normal Criminal
Court, Yumman Somendro was again arrested on 16
th
January, 2011, in connection with FIR No.21(1)11
IPS under Section 302 IPC for the alleged murder of
the then Chairman of the Board of Secondary
Education, Manipur, Dr. N. Kunjabihari Singh. The
Appellant's husband was produced before the
Magistrate on 17
th
January, 2011, who remanded him
to police custody till 31
st
January, 2011. On the
said date, he was further remanded to police
custody till 2
nd
February, 2011, and when he was
produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate in
connection with the said case, he was served with a
copy of the detention order dated 31
st
January,
2011, issued by the District Magistrate, Imphal
West, under the National Security Act, 1980.
(3.) On 31
st
January, 2011, the Appellant's husband
was served with the grounds of detention under the
National Security Act, 1980, under the authority of
the District Magistrate, Imphal West. Along with
the said order, copies of the documents on which
the detaining authority had relied on to arrive at
the conclusion that the detention of the
Appellant's husband was necessary, was also served
on him.;
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