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| HC upheld the PSA of hardcore criminal | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 15: Justice Sindhu Sharma of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upheld the detention under PSA of Yudhbir Singh a hardcore criminal.
The petitioner challenged the detention order No. PSA 10 of 2024 dated 14.03.2024, issued by the District Magistrate, Jammu detaining the detenu-Yudhbir Singh alias Bablu, by the Detaining Authority on the ground that he is a hardened criminal and has constantly been involved in numerous criminal offences that are of serious and grave nature and with a view to prevent him from committing any act, the detenu was detained vide order dated 14.03.2024.
The Senior Superintendent of Police vide dossier dated 06.02.2024 has supported that the detenu is habitual offender and is involved in numerous criminal offences of serious nature. There are as many as 23 FIRs registered against him in different Police Stations. The detenu’s activities are highly prejudicial to maintenance of public order. The District Magistrate, Jammu after considering all the material on record arrived at subjective satisfaction and detained the detenu. 07. The Detaining Authority, in the grounds of detention, has stated that the detenu is a hard-core criminal and has been involved in numerous activities of serious and heinous nature over a period of time and has spread a reign of terror among the peace loving people of the area and anti-social activities are prejudicial to the maintenance of public order which poses a serious threat to the peace of society.
Justice Sindhu Sharma after hearing Adv Anmol Sharma for the petitioner whereas AAG Rajesh Thappa for the UT, observed that The grounds of detention are definite, proximate and free from any ambiguity and the detenu was informed with sufficient clarity what weighed with the detaining authority while passing the order of detention. The procedural safeguards are complied with. The Detaining Authority arrived at the satisfaction after considering all the material placed before it and none of the constitutional and statutory rights of the detenu have been violated. The act of detaining is related to activities which have been projecting a serious threat to the maintenance of public order. The contention of the detenu regarding grounds of detention being replica or dossier is also without any merit. The Detaining Authority after application of mind has arrived at the subjective satisfaction to detain the detenu. For the foregoing reasons, there is no ground to interfere in the impugned order of detention.
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