S. No. S-127 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU CM No. 7818/2025 CM No. 7819/2025 CM No. 6132/2025 CM No. 6133/2025 Reserved on: 23.02.2026 Pronounced on: 27.04.2026 Uploaded on: 27.04.2026 Whether the operative part or full judgment is pronounced: Full Mehraj Din Malik, Age 37 years (Member J&K Legislative Assembly from Doda East) S/o Sh. Shamas Din, R/o Tandla, Tehsil Chilly Pingal, District Doda. Through his father Sh. Shamas Din, Age 65 years, S/o Sh. Abdullah Malik, R/o Tandla, Tehsil Chilly Pingal, District Doda. …..Petitioner(s)

Through: Mr. Rahul Pant, Sr. Advocate Mr. Muzaffar Iqbal Khan, Advocate Mr. S S Ahmed, Advocate Ms. Appu Singh Salathia, Advocate Mr. Tariq Mougal, advocate Mr. Zulkarnain Chowdhary, Advocate Vs

1. Union Territory of J&K through its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Civil Secretariat, Jammu

2. The District Magistrate, Doda.

3. S. Harvinder Singh (IAS), Deputy Commissioner, Doda

4. Senior Superintendent of Police, Doda.

5. Superintendent District Jail, Kathua .…. Respondent(s)

Through: ^{Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG} Mr. Sunil Sethi, Sr. Advocate Coram: HON‟BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHD YOUSUF WANI, JUDGE

JUDGMENT

01. Impugned in the instant petition fil