IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR Reserved on: 27.11.2025 Pronounced on:11.12.2025 Uploaded on: 11.12.2025 Whether the operative part or full judgment is pronounced: Full HCP No.141/2024 WASEEM MEHRAJ FARASH ...PETITIONER(S)/APPELLANT(S)

Through: - Mr. Wajid Haseeb, Advocate.

Vs.

UT OF J&K & ORS. ...RESPONDENT(S)

Through: - Mr. Hakim Aman Ali, Dy. AG.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY DHAR, JUDGE

JUDGMENT

1) Through the medium of present petition, the petitioner has challenged detention order bearing No.07/DMB/PSA/2024 dated 29.03.2024, issued by District Magistrate, Baramulla, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 8 of the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978, whereby the detenue, namely, Wasim Mehraj Farash, has been placed under preventive detention so as to prevent him from indulging in the activities which are prejudicial to the security of the UT of J&K.

2) It has been contended by the petitioner that grounds of detention have no nexus with the detenue and the same have been fabricated by the police in order to justify its illegal action of detaining the detenue. It has been submitted that impugned detention order has been passed without application of mind as