HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

AT SRINAGAR

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Reserved on: 18.12.2025

Pronounced on: 24.12.2025

Uploaded on: 26.12.2025

Whether operative part or : Full

full judgment is pronounced

Mohammad Irfan Dar

……. Petitioner(s)

Through: Mr. Wajid Haseeb, Advocate

Versus

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

J&K Govt. Civil Sectt. Srinagar/Jammu

2. District Magistrate, Pulwama

3. Sr. Superintendnt of Police, Pulwama

.…Respondent(s)

Through: Mr. Jehingeer A Dar, GA

CORAM

HON’BLE MR JUSTICE VINOD CHATTERJI KOUL, JUDGE

JUDGEMENT

1. Through the medium of this petition, Order no. 01/DMP/PSA/25 dated 14.03.2025 (impugned detention order) passed by District Magistrate, Pulwama – respondent no. 2, (for short „detailing authority‟) whereby detenu, namely, Mohammad Irfan Dar S/o Nazir Ahmad Dar R/o Kachipora Tehsil Rajpora District Pulwama, has been placed under preventive detention with a view to prevent him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State is sought to be quashed and the detenu set at liberty on the grounds made mention

of therein.

2. Respondents have filed reply affidavit, insisting therein that the activities indulged in by detenu are highly p