Deccan Herald ·
Issuance of non-bailable warrant not a ground to pass detention order under Goonda Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court struck down a Goonda Act detention order, ruling mere issuance of a non-bailable warrant isn’t grounds for preventive detention. The bench cited lack of evidence linking the detenue to public order disturbances, violating constitutional rights.
A division bench observed this in the petition filed by the mother of detenue Harris Ataullah Khan Pathan, a resident of Sriram Nagar in Dharwad.