IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR, JOBIN SEBASTIAN, JJ
SHABNA K – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to detention order under preventive measures (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments on detenu's status and legal representation (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. court's validation of detention procedures (Para 6 , 7 , 14) |
| 4. legal criteria for detention in context of judicial custody (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. dismissal of petition based on insufficient grounds (Para 15 , 16) |
J U D G M E N T
Jobin Sebastian, J.
The petitioner herein is the wife of one Dilshad E. K. ('detenu' for the sake of brevity) and her challenge in this Writ Petition is directed against Ext.P1 order of detention dated 27.08.2025 passed by the 2nd respondent under Section 3 (1) of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 (‘KAA(P) Act’ for brevity). The said order stands confirmed by the Government, vide order dated 01.11.2025, and the detenu has been ordered to be detained for a period of six months with effect from the date of detention.
2. The records reveal that on 26.07.2025, a proposal was submitted by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kozhikode City, seeking initiation of proceedings against the detenu under the KAA(P) Act before the jurisdictional authority, the 2nd respondent. For th
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