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02. Facts of the case is short are as under:-

2.1. The petitioner is a resident of Ratlam and there are series of criminal cases registered against him from 2023 till 2024, details of which are given in paragraph - 3 of the memo of writ petition. Due to the criminal activities of the petitioner, the Superintendent of Police, Ratlam vider letter dated 18.01.2024 requested the District Magistrate, Ratlam for initiation proceedings for detention of the petitioner under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980 (in short ''The NSA'').
2.2. Considering the criminal record of the petitioner and the detailed report submitted by the police authorities, the District Magistrate after recording its subjective satisfaction has passed the order of detention of the petitioner on 18.01.2024 initially for a period of three months. Thereafter, the matter was placed before the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board has NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2024:MPHC-IND:29721 3 WP-21535-2024 approved the detention of the petitioner, and accordingly, vide order dated 01.03.2024, the State Government, in exercise of power conferred under Section 12(1) of the NSA has confirmed the order of detention for a period of three months up to 19.04.2024.
2.4. The petitioner has filed the present petition challenging the order of extension only, on the ground that once the confirmation order has been passed under Section 12(1) of the NSA for the period of three months, the same cannot be reviewed after expiry of three months by the State Government.
03. After notice, the respondents have filed a reply on 29.08.2024, by that time the period of extension had already expired on 19.07.2024.
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05. Shri Bhuwan Gautam, learned Government Advocate for the respondents / State submits that as per the scheme of the NSA, the Central Government or State Government, as the case may be, may pass an order under Section 3(2) of the NSA directing that such person be detained. As per proviso to sub-section (3) the period specified in an order made by the Station Government under this sub-section may not, in first instance, exceed three months, but the State Government may, if satisfied as aforesaid that it is necessary so to do, amend such order to extend such period from time to time by any period not exceeding three months at any one time. Under Section 10, in every case where a detention order has been made under this NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2024:MPHC-IND:29721 5 WP-21535-2024 Act the appropriate Government shall be within three weeks from the detention of such person, place before the Advisory Board constituted by it under Section 9 and under Section 11 the Advisory Board shall, after considering the materials placed before it record its opinion about the confirmation of detention order. Section 12(1) says that in case the Advisory Board is of the opinion that sufficient cause for the detention of person is there, the appropriate Government may confirm the detention order and continue the detention of the person concerned for such period as it thinks fit.