Preventive detention order should not be passed merely on the apprehension that accused is likely to get bail: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

In a significant development, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed a detention order in the case of Muyeeb Shafi Ganie, challenging the preventive detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA). The order, dated 31.01.2024, was reserved on 29.01.2024 and pronounced on the mentioned date by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul. Background: Muyeeb Shafi Ganie, through his advocate Mr. Wajid Haseeb, filed a writ petition…