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1 [5A. Grounds of detention severable.— Where a person has been detained in pursuance of an order of detention under section 3 which has been made on two or more grounds, such order of detention shall be deemed to have been made separately on each of such grounds and accordingly- ( a ) such order shall not be deemed to be invalid or inoperative merely because one or some of the grounds is or are- (i) vague, ( ii ) non-existent, ( iii ) not relevant, ( iv ) not connected or not proximately connected with such person, or ( v ) invalid for any other reason whatsoever, and it is not, therefore, possible to hold that the State Government or an officer mentioned in subsection ( 2 ) of section 3 making such order would have been satisfied as provided in section 3 with reference to the remaining ground or grounds and made the order of detention ; (b) the State Government or such officer making the order of detention shall be deemed to have made the order of detention under the said section 3 after being satisfied as provided in that section with reference to the remaining ground or grounds.]