JUDGMENT

Siddharth Mridul, J. - The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, has been instituted by Sushmeet Kaur, the petitioner herein, who is the wife of Shri Greeshm Sharma (hereinafter referred to as ''the Detenue''), and essentially prays for a writ in the nature of habeas corpus seeking quashing of the Detention order bearing No.PD-12002/ 11/2019-COFEPOSA dated 19.07.2019 (for short ''Detention Order'') issued by the Joint Secretary to Government of India, Respondent No.2 herein (hereinafter referred to as the ''Detaining Authority''), directing the Detenue''s detention under section 3 (1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (hereinafter referred to as ''COFEPOSA'').

2. The factual matrix as is relevant and germane for the adjudication of the present proceeding, is adumbrated as follows:

i. On receipt of specific intelligence, a passenger namely, Shri Raju Singh Sachdeva (for short ''Shri Sachdeva''), resident of SF/2 Prerna Apartment, New Gandhi Nagar, Ghaziabad, U.P.-201001, holder of Indian Passport No. R3111421, issued at Ghaziaba