We are inclined to agree with counsel for the petitioner that the order of detention in the circum stances is not sustainable and is contrary to the well settled principles indicated by this Court in a series of cases relating to the preventive detention." in Suraj Pal Sahu vs State of Maharashtra & Others, (supra) after considering the earlier decisions this Court has observed: "If there was an imminent possibility of the man being set at liberty and his detention coming to an end, then it appears, as a principle, if his detention is otherwise necessary and justified then there is nothing to prevent the appropriate authorities from being satisfied about the necessity of passing an appropriate order detaining the person concerned." In Binod Singh vs District Magistrate, Dhanbad, Bihar and Others, ; it has been laid down: "If a man is in custody and there is no imminent possibility of his being released, the power of preventive detention should not be exercised.