Through: Mr. Jahingir Dar, GA.
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE
Judgment
1. This is a writ of habeas corpus which came to be
preferred on 14.05.2025 by the petitioner-
Muzaffar Farooq Mir (aged 36 years) a resident of
Shahzadpora Dangerpora, Tehsil B.K Pora,
District Badgam acting through his father- Farooq
Ahmad Mir.
2. The petitioner is undergoing detention custody
with effect from 05.05.2025 being detained in
District Jail, Jammu.
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3. The detention of the petitioner came to be ordered
by the respondent No.2- District Magistrate
Srinagar in terms of an Order
No.DMS/PSA/15/2025 dated 03.05.2025,
purportedly acting under section 8 of the Jammu
& Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, by reckoning
that the petitioner’s state of personal liberty is
prejudicial to the maintenance of security of the
State, thus, warranting its curtailment.
