HC orders release of 8 PSA detainees

J&K High Court has quashed detention of eight persons who had been booked under Public Safety Act.

A bench of Justice Ali Muhammad Magrey quashed the detentionof Parvaiz Ahmad Bhat of Galliabad HMT Srinagar, Asif Khurshid of Qalamabaddistrict Kupwara and Basit Ahmad Badder of Qaimoh Kulgam after hearing theircounsel N A Ronga, M Ashraf Wani and G N Shaheen, and the other side.

   

Bhat was detained under an order passed by DistrictMagistrate Srinagar on September 8, 2019 while Asif was booked on the order ofdistrict Magistrate Kupwara dated 16 August 2019. Badder had been detainedunder PSA on August 14, 2019.

The court directed the government to release the threedetainees immediately from their preventive custody, asking its RegistrarJudicial to send copies of the order to J&K Principal Secretary HomeDepartment, Director General Prisons and concerned jail authorities forcompliance.

Meanwhile, bench of Justice Tashi Rabstan while disposing offive habeas corpse petitions directed the government to release five detaineesfrom preventive detention immediately.

The court quashed the detention orders of Muhammad AkramNajar of Bicherwa, Kralgund, Kupwara; Muhammad Shafi Yatoo of Awdoora, SheriBaramulla; Murifat Ahamd Mir of Kandoora Beerwah Budgam;   Sajad Ahmad Dar of Mithan Chanpora Srinagar,Shabir Ahmad Sofi of Mazhama Magam Budgam.

The court heard the detainees through their counsel G NShaheen, G M Shah, Salih Peerzada, Wajib Haseeb and senior advocate S T Hussainand the J&K government through its advocates.

While Najar was placed under preventive detention on August18 last year by District Magistrate Kupwara, Yatoo was booked under PSA onFebruary 14 by District Magistrate Baramulla.

Mir was taken into preventive custody on 22 May 2019following an order by District Magistrate Budgam, Dar was detained on July 10last year. Sofi was detained under PSA on August 28 last year.

The court directed the authorities to release the detaineesimmediately if not wanted in other cases.

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