HIGH COURT OF JAMMU &KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT

SRINAGAR

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HCP No.23/2025

FAYAZ AHMAD LONE ...PETITIONER(S)/APPELLANT

Through: - Mr. Wajid Haseeb, Advocate.

Vs.

U T OF J&K & ORS. …RESPONDENT(S)

Through: - Ms. Maha Majeed, Assisting Counsel.

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

JUDGMENT

1) The Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, in exercise of powers conferred under Section 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred as to “the Act of 1988”), has, vide order No.DIVCOM-“K”/05/2025 dated 21.01.2025, ordered preventive detention of Fayaz Ahmad Lone (the detenue), in order to prevent him from committing any of the acts

within the meaning of the Act of 1988.

2) By the instant petition, veracity and legality of the impugned detention order has been challenged by the

petitioner contending that the allegations levelled in the 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 th