Mr. T.T. Kunhikannan, the learned counsel for the State of Kerala submits, inter alia, that there was no such delay between the date of detention and the date of passing the impugned order of detention as to make the grounds stale or to snap the relation; that the delay in execution of the detention order has been explained; that the bail applica tion as well as the bail order were placed before the de taining authority but the same having not been referred to or relied on by the detaining authority the copy thereof was not required to be furnished to the detenu along with the grounds of detention; that all the papers which were placed before the detaining authority for passing the order of detention were also placed before the declaring authority and it was not necessary to place the show cause notice and the detenu 's reply thereto; and that the detention order suffered from no infirmity whatsoever and this appeal is liable to be dismissed.