A single bench of Justice Wasim Nargal said preventive detention, which allows authorities to deprive a person of liberty without a regular criminal trial, demands the “highest degree of constitutional responsibility and procedural diligence”. The court directed the DC to appear with the detention order, police dossier, material placed before him and records showing his consideration of the case and subjective satisfaction before ordering detention under PSA. A single bench of Justice Wasim Nargal said preventive detention, which allows authorities to deprive a person of liberty without a regular criminal trial, demands the “highest degree of constitutional responsibility and procedural diligence”. The court directed the DC to appear with the detention order, police dossier, material placed before him and records showing his consideration of the case and subjective satisfaction before ordering detention under PSA.
