J U D G M E N T Jobin Sebastian, J.

This writ petition is directed against an order of detention dated

27.08.2025, passed against one Shabeer Ali @ Sabeer @ Karuman @ Taitan S/o. Abdul Samad, the detenu, under Section 3 (1) of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 (‘KAA(P) Act’ for brevity).

The petitioner herein is the father of the detenu.

2. The records reveal that, it was after considering the recurrent involvement of the detenu in criminal activities, a proposal was submitted by the District Police Chief, Palakkad, on 27.08.2025, seeking initiation of proceedings against the detenu under Section 3 (1) of the KAA(P) Act before the jurisdictional authority, the 2nd respondent. For the purpose of initiation of the said proceedings, the detenu was classified as a 'known rowdy’ as defined under Section

2(p)(iii) of the KAA(P) Act.

3. In a series of detention orders passed against the detenu, the present detention order is the 5th detention order passed against him. After undergoing the period of detention in terms of the 4th detention order, the detenu was released from jail on 25.05.2023. Immediately thereafter, again he got involved in criminal activities, and th