2025 Supreme(Bom) 776

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
Sarang V. Kotwal, S. M. Modak
Ikhlaq Bashir Shaikh – Appellant
Versus
Radhika Rastogi – Respondent

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JUDGMENT:

(Per Sarang V. Kotwal, J.)

1. The Petitioner has challenged the Detention Order bearing No. PSA-0324/C.R.-70/SPL-3(A), dated 15.10.2024, issued against the petitioner U/s.3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (for short ‘PITNDPS Act’).

2. Heard Ms. Munira Palanpurwala Shaikh, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Smt. Deshmukh, learned APP for the State.

3. The petitioner was served with the grounds of detentionalong with the Detention Order. The material given to the petitioner mentions his past history. However, in paragraph-3 of that communication it is clearly mentioned that paragraphs-5 to 9.6 of the grounds of detention were merely preamble/introduction and were not actual grounds of detention and said grounds were not relied upon by the Detaining Authority in issuing the order of detention. The offences mentioned in paragraph-5 are related to the registered offences at Agripada police station, Nagpada police station, Anti Narcotics Cell, Worli Unit and Unit 8, DCB, CID, Mumbai. All these