Mansoor Ahmad Mir, J.—

1. The grievance projected by the writ petitioner in this writ petition is that he laid a motion before the Superintendent Central Jail, Srinagar, seeking his release from detention on the ground that he has already served the period of sentence, i.e., imprisonment for life. It is averred that since the respondents have failed to redress his grievance, he was left with no option but to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court by the medium of the present writ petition. It is prayed that the respondents be directed to release him from detention/custody/jail forthwith, as he has already completed 20 years and 11 days of sentence as on 31.05.2012. The petitioner was facing trial before the Presiding Officer, Designated Court under TADA (P) Act, Jammu. After completion of the trial, he was acquitted vide judgment and order dated 14.07.2001. Respondent-State questioned the said judgment before the Apex Court by the medium of appeal, Criminal Appeal No. 889/2001. The said criminal appeal came to be allowed and the order of acquittal was set aside. The petitioner was convicted for the commission of offences punishable under Section 3 of Terrorists & Disruptive Activitie

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