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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR, JOBIN SEBASTIAN, JJ
SELVI AGED 46 YEARS W/O MURUKESHAN – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. writ petition challenges detention based on kaa(p) act. (Para 2) |
| 2. arguments address the legality and necessity of the detention order. (Para 3 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. discussion on the alternative available remedies to detention. (Para 8) |
| 4. importance of timely actions and delays impacting the detention order. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 5. final ruling sets aside previous detention order. (Para 11) |
J U D G M E N T
Jobin Sebastian, J.
This writ petition is directed against an order of detention dated 19.12.2025, passed against one Hariram, the detenu, underSection 3(1) of theKerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 (‘KAA(P) Act’ for brevity). The petitioner herein is the mother of the detenu.
2. The records reveal that on 22.11.2025, after considering the detenu’s recurrent involvement in criminal activities, the District Police Chief, Palakkad, submitted a proposal seeking initiation of proceedings against the detenu under Section 3 (1) of the KAA(P) Act before the jurisdictional authority, namely, the 2nd respondent. For the purpose of initiation of the said proceedings, the detenu was classified as a 'known goonda’ as defined under Section 2 (o)(ii) of the KAA(P) Act.
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