HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

AT SRINAGAR

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Reserved on: 04.12.2025

Pronounced on: 19.12.2025 Uploaded on : 20.12.2025

Owais Manzoor Ganie, Aged 19 Years, S/o Manzoor Ahmad Ganie R/o

Hermain Shopian, District Shopian through his father

……. Petitioner(s)

Through: Mr. Wajid Mohammad Haseeb, Advocates

Versus

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

J&K Govt. Civil Sectt. Srinagar/Jammu

2. District Magistrate, Shopian

3. Sr. Superintendent of Police Shopian.

.…Respondent(s)

Through: Mr. Bikramdeep Singh, Dy AG

CORAM

HON’BLE MR JUSTICE VINOD CHATTERJI KOUL, JUDGE

JUDGEMENT

1. Through the medium of this petition, Order no. 05/DMS/PSA of 2025 dated 29.04.2025 (impugned detention order) passed by District Magistrate, Shopinan (for short „detailing authority‟) whereby detenu, namely, Owais Manzoor Ganie, S/o Manzoor Ahmad Ganie R/o Hermain Shopian, District Shopian 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 activ