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| HC upholds PSA detention of narco-smuggler | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 1: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld the detention under Public Safety Act of a narco smuggler. The court upheld the order No. PIT NDPS-4 of 2022 dated 25.04.2022 passed by respondent No.2-Divisional Commissioner Jammu alongwith the proceedings conducted under Section 3 of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act 1988 r/w SRO 247 of 1998 dated 27.07.1988 whereby Daljeet Singh of Kathua placed under detention.
Justice Mohan Lal while dismissing the petition, observed that In the present case the petitioner has been involved in many criminal activities and against him five) FIRs.
The Court held that from the bare perusal of the FIRs and the allegations therein against the petitioner, it is discernable, that the petitioner is a hardcore criminal, has become a terror figure among the people of the area, the actions taken against him under ordinary law from time to time have not been proved to be deterrent. It seems that petitioner/detenue instead of mending his ways has continuously been indulging in criminal activities and has not shown any respect for the law of the land, as such, the petitioner/detenue has created a sense of alarm, scare and a feeling of insecurity in the minds of the public of the area, has become a chronic fear amongst the people of the area.
Thus, the activities of the petitioner are of hardcore criminal and habitual of indulging in acts of illicit traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances cases. The record so produced reveals that the petitioner/detenue has been indulging in illegal trade in an organized manner, which is a great threat for sustaining the conservative values of the society and the drug trafficking also possess great threat to the society for the reason that the proceeds of the drug sale can be utilized for financing of other criminal activities, hence, petitioner has been rightly detained by Respondent No. 2. (JNF) |
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