J&K High Court lifts PSA detention of Srinagar man, orders his release

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court issued an order nullifying the Public Safety Act (PSA) detention of a resident of Srinagar and directed that he be released without delay. The court’s decision overturns the earlier order that had kept the individual in custody under the PSA, a law that permits detention for up to two years without trial in cases deemed a threat to public order.

The detained man, whose name was not disclosed in the report, had been held under the PSA for an unspecified period before the High Court intervened. The court’s ruling emphasizes the judiciary’s role in reviewing preventive detention orders and ensuring that constitutional safeguards are observed.

Legal experts note that such judgments reinforce the principle that even preventive detention must be subject to judicial scrutiny. The immediate release ordered by the court is expected to be carried out by the local authorities within hours.