HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

AT SRINAGAR

WP (Crl) No.41/2022

Suhail Ahmad Bhat

……...Petitioner

Through: Mr. Wajid Haseeb, Advocate

Versus

UT of Jammu and Kashmir& another

.…...Respondents

Through: Mr. Sajad Ashraf, GA.

CORAM:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani, Judge.

O R D E R

27.10.2022

1.

The instant writ petition arises out of the detention order bearing No.

DMS/PSA/94/2021 dated 07.12.2021, (hereinafter for short the

impugned order) passed against the detenu, namely, Suhail Ahmad

Bhat, by Respondent no.2-District Magistrate, Srinagar (for brevity

detaining authority), under and in terms of provisions of the Jammu &

Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 (for short the >Act?). The detention

order dated 07.12.2021 is challenged by the petitioner through the

medium of instant petition and is seeking quashment of the same on

the grounds taken in the writ petition.

2.

It is being stated in the petition that the detenu is a law-abiding citizen

and has never involved in any subversive activity prejudicial to public

order or security of the State. The detenu is stated to have been

arrested in the month of September, 202