HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

AT SRINAGAR

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HCP No. 354/2024

Reserved on:09.12.2025

Pronounced on: 26.12.2025

Uploaded on: 27.12.2025

Whether operative part or : Full

full judgment is pronounced

Musavir Nabi Bhat, aged 26 years (Detenu) S/o Ghulam Nabi Bhat R/o Wanganpora Chandihar Eidghah, Srinagar through his brother Sameer

Ahmed Bhat

……. Petitioner(s)

Through: Ms. Nida Nazir, Advocate

Versus

1. Union Territory of J&K through Principal Secretary, Home Department , J&K

Govt. Civil Sectt. Srinagar/Jammu 2. District Magistrate, Baramulla.

……Respondent(s)

Through: Mr. Faheem Nisar Shah, GA

CORAM

HON’BLE MR JUSTICE VINOD CHATTERJI KOUL, JUDGE

JUDGEMENT

1. Through the medium of this petition, the petitioner seeks quashment of Order no. DMS/PSA/28/2024 dated 11.10.2024 (for short “detention order”), passed by District Magistrate, Srinagar – respondent no. 2 (for short “detaining authority”) whereby one Musavir Nabi Bhat S/o Ghulam Nabi Bhat R/o Wanganpora Chandihar Eidghah, (for Short “detenu”) has been placed under preventive detention with a view to prevent him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of security of State, on the

grounds made mention of therein.

2. Respondents ha