State Police's Failure to Use Regular Criminal Law is No Justification for Invoking Preventive Detention": Jammu and Kashmir High Court
In a landmark judgment, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed the preventive detention of Anjun Khan, aged 25, under the Public Safety Act (PSA), emphasizing that this act should not be misused to bypass ordinary criminal law. The ruling, delivered by Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, underscored the importance of adhering to proper legal procedures, stating that the police's failure to follow standard protocols cannot justify the…
