Verifiable Witness Statements Crucial to Establish "Subjective Satisfaction" for Detention Orders: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, in its recent judgment dated December 17, 2024, has set aside a preventive detention order passed under Section 8 of the Public Safety Act, 1978 (PSA). The appellant, Imran Rashid Rather, had been detained by the District Magistrate of Budgam under the PSA on November 22, 2022, on grounds of being allegedly involved in terrorism-related activities. The court found the grounds…