Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 31: Justice Sindhu Sharma of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court uphold the detention under PSA of Anil Singh alleged Narco Smuggler.
Justice Sindhu Sharma after hearing Adv GS Thakur for the applicant whereas AAG Amit Gupta for the UT, observed that Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India, provided for detention of a person without a formal charge and trial and without such person held guilty of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment by a competent court. Its aim and object are to save society from activities that are likely to deprive a large number of people of their right to life and personal liberty. It is well settled that the purpose of the preventive detention by detaining of a person is not to punish him for something he has done but to prevent him from doing a particular act which is prejudicial either to the security of the State or to the maintenance of the public order.
With these observations High Court dismissed the petition and uphold the order of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, has placed Anil Singh alias Furtila, S/o Madan Singh, R/o Hamirpur, Tehsil Khour, A/P Kodewala, Tehsil Akhnoor, District Jammu, under preventive detention under Section 3 of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 read with SRO 247 dated 27.07.1988 vide detention Order No. PITNDPS 27 of 2023, dated 10.08.2023.
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