IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR Reserved on: 20.11.2025 Pronounced on:05.12.2025 Uploaded on: 05.12.2025 Whether the operative part or full judgment is pronounced: Full HCP No.73/2024 WASEEM AHMAD DAR ...PETITIONER(S)/APPELLANT(S)

Through: - Mr. Altamash Rashid, Advocate.

Vs.

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

Through: - Mr. Faheem Nisar Shah, GA.

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

JUDGMENT

1) Through the medium of present petition, the petitioner has challenged detention order bearing No.02-DMK/PSA of 2024 dated 10.02.2024, issued by District Magistrate, Kupwara, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 8 of the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978, whereby the detenue, namely, Waseem Ahmad Dar @Leepa has been placed under preventive detention so as to prevent him from indulging in the activities which are prejudicial to the security of the State.

2) It has been contended by the petitioner that the impugned order detention is illegal, unconstitutional and bad in law and the same has been passed in breach of the mandate of constitutional law and procedural safeguards. It has been contended It has been contended that the detaining authority, while passing th