JUDGMENT :

Jobin Sebastian, J.

The petitioner is the mother of Anantha Krishnan @ Ananthu, ('detenu' for the sake of brevity), and her challenge in this Writ Petition is directed against Ext.P2 order of detention dated 01.12.2024 passed by the 2nd respondent under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (‘PITNDPS Act’ for brevity). After considering the opinion of the Advisory Board, the said order stands confirmed by the Government vide order dated 14.02.2025, and the petitioner’s son has been ordered to be detained for a period of one year with effect from the date of detention.

2. The records reveal that a proposal was submitted by the District Police Chief, Alappuzha, the 3rd respondent, on 07.09.2024, seeking initiation of proceedings against the petitioner’s son under Section 3(1) of the PITNDPS Act before the jurisdictional authority, the 2nd respondent. Altogether three cases in which the petitioner’s son was involved have been considered by the jurisdictional authority for passing the impugned order of detention, and the details of the said cases are given below:-