IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.742 of 2010 RAISH RAJBANSHI Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 5 28.10.2010 This application has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order of detention dated 2.12.2009 contained in Memo No. 8520 H ( Patna), passed by the Collector, Patna detaining the petitioner under Section 12(2) of the Bihar Control of Crimes Act and also the order issued by the Secretary Home (Police) Department dated 26.10.2009 contained in memo No. 7/CCA 1062/2009, whereby the detention order passed by the District Magistrate, Nawada has been confirmed under Section 21(2) of the Bihar Control of Crimes Act. On several grounds the detention order and the confirmation order has been challenged by the petitioner, one of it being that the detention order passed by the District Magistrate is a blanket order, as no period has been mentioned in the order. As per the law provided under the Act the first order of detention could not have been beyond three months but considering the fact that in between the issuance of the impugned order, filing of the 2 writ application and finally when this matter has been taken up for hearing, the period of detention has already been completed on 26.10.2010. The petitioner was detained for one year with effect from 26.10.2009 to 26.10.2010. The period has already been completed. Despite the fact it was an illegal order, this application has become infructuous . It is dismissed as infructuous. A.Kumar ( Mridula Mishra, J.) (Dharnidhar Jha,J,)