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.

3. Altogether, three cases in which the detenu got involved have been considered by the jurisdictional authority for passing Ext.P2 detention order. Out of the said cases, the case registered with respect to the last prejudicial activity is crime No.671/2025 of Meenakshipuram Police Station, alleging the commission of offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(A) of the NDPS Act and 77 of the Juv