Person Arrested Under UAPA Has Bleak Chances Of Bail, Detaining Authority Must Show Compelling Reasons For His Preventive Detention: J&K&L High Court

Person Arrested Under UAPA Has Bleak Chances Of Bail, Detaining Authority Must Show Compelling Reasons For His Preventive Detention

Case: Sakib Ahmad Sheroo V Ut Of J&K & Another

Coram: Justice Sanjay Dhar

Case No.: WP(Crl) No.100/2021

Court Observation: “The petitioner has been booked in an offence falling under Chapter IV of the ULAP Act and in view of the provisions of Section 43-D of the said Act, the chances of the petitioner getting bail were very remote. Thus, there were no compelling circumstances for the detaining authority to pass the impugned order of detention. The Detaining Authority was bound to record the compelling reasons as to why the detenue could not be deterred from indulging in subversive activities by resorting to normal law and, as already discussed, there is no such material on record.”

“In the grounds of detention, after referring to the contents of the aforesaid FIR, it has been mentioned that these activities of the detenue are prejudicial to the security of the State and being highly motivated to carry on the illegal designs he is not likely to desist from indulging in antinational and anti-social activities. However, the Detaining Authority has not brought on record any other cogent material or furnished any other cogent ground to show that the detenue is not likely to desist from the aforesaid activities. It appears that the satisfaction of the Detention is solely based on the allegations made in the aforesaid FIR and no other material.”

“It is trite that the preventive detention orders can be passed even when a person is in police custody or involved in a criminal case but for doing so, compelling reasons are to be recorded. The Detaining Authority is bound to record the compelling reasons as to why the detenue could not be deterred from indulging in subversive activities by resorting to normal law and in the absence of these reasons, the order of detention becomes unsustainable in law.”

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Keywords

Arrested Under UAPA, Preventive Detention