J&K HC Quashes Bovine Transport PSA Detention Order

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court overturned the preventive detention of Sabeer Ahmed from Rajouri, ruling that transporting bovine animals without permission alone does not justify invoking the Public Safety Act. The court emphasized that such violations should be addressed under regular criminal law and noted that authorities failed to inform the detainee of his right to represent his case to the detaining authority, violating constitutional safeguards.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court overturned the preventive detention of Sabeer Ahmed from Rajouri, ruling that transporting bovine animals without permission alone does not justify invoking the Public Safety Act. The court emphasized that such violations should be addressed under regular criminal law and noted that authorities failed to inform the detainee of his right to represent his case to the detaining authority, violating constitutional safeguards.