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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR, JOBIN SEBASTIAN, JJ
LISSY JOJI – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. challenges detention order under kaa(p) act against known rowdy. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioner's arguments on bail sufficiency and delay countered. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. no inordinate delay in proposal or detention order. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 4. bail conditions inadequate; detention despite bail justified. (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 5. time gap irrelevant for known goonda classification. (Para 12) |
This writ petition is directed against an order of detention dated 23.01.2026, passed against one Lijo Joji, 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. The detention order stands confirmed by the Government vide order dated 12.03.2026, and the detenu has been ordered to be detained for a period of one year from the date of detention.
2. As evident from the records, it was based on a proposal dated 05.01.2026 of the District Police Chief, Alappuzha, that the jurisdictional authority initiated proceedings against the detenu under the KAA(P) Act. For the purpose of initiating the said proceedings, the detenu was classified as a "known rowdy" as defined under Section 2 (p)(iii
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