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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH
N.UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR, RAJESH MAZUMDAR
Hekhuyi Kiba @ H. Kiba Represented By His Daughter Smti Alika Kiba – Appellant
Versus
State Of Nagaland Represented By The Chief Secretary – Respondent
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| 1. factual background and procedural history of the preventive detention order. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. petitioner's challenge regarding procedural violations and failure to record custodial status. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 3. state's defense maintaining compliance with nsa procedural requirements and judicial standards. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 4. verification of mandatory statutory timelines under section 3(5) and section 10 of the nsa. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 5. requirement for the detaining authority to record awareness of custody and probability of bail in the detention order. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33) |
| 6. final order quashing detention with specific exclusions for future legal proceedings. (Para 34 , 35) |
JUDGMENT :
Rajesh Mazumdar, J.
We have heard the learned counsel, Mr. P. Surien, appearing for the petitioner, and we have also heard the learned Government Advocate, Ms. Inaholi.
2. Notice in this case was issued on 22.04.2026, requiring the Government Advocate to produce the records and also to file an affidavit. The affidavit on behalf of the State respondents has been filed, and the learned Government Advoc
The main legal point established in the judgment is the importance of the nature, scale, and gravity of an act and its impact on public order in invoking the detention law under the National Security....
Preventive detention requires clear, compelling reasons linked to public order; mere apprehensions are insufficient.
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