JUDGMENT :

Jobin Sebastian, J.

The petitioner is the wife of Shyam Kumar ('detenu' for the sake of brevity) and her challenge in this Writ Petition is directed against Ext.P1 order of detention dated 14.11.2024 passed by the 2nd respondent under Section 3(1) of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 (‘KAA(P) Act’ for brevity). After considering the opinion of the Advisory Board, the said order of detention was confirmed by the Government vide order dated 22.01.2025 and the detenu was ordered to be detained for a period of six months from the date of execution of the order.

2. The records reveal that a proposal was submitted by the District Police Chief, Ernakulam Rural on 17.10.2024 seeking initiation of proceedings against the petitioner’s husband under the KAA(P) Act before the jurisdictional authority, the 2nd respondent. For the purpose of initiation of the said proceedings, the detenu was classified as a 'known goonda’ as defined under Section 2(o)(ii) of the KAA(P) Act. Altogether six cases in which the petitioner’s husband was involved have been considered by the detaining authority for passing the impugned order of detention and the details of the said cases