J & K HC Upholds PSA Detention For 'Anti-National' Social Media Posts

Srinagar- The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the preventive detention of a man accused of posting anti-national content on social media.

Justice Sanjay Dhar last week upheld the detention order issued under the Public Safety Act (PSA) against Waseem Ahmad Dar alias Leepa by the Kupwara district magistrate in February 2024.

“It is a case where apprehension of the detaining authority with regard to the alleged activities of the petitioner was based upon the reports received from different agencies, which included videos uploaded by the petitioner on his Facebook account.

“It is on the basis of these anti-national videos/photos/posts/chats, which were uploaded by the petitioner on his Facebook account, that the detaining authority was satisfied that it is necessary to detain the petitioner in order to prevent him from indulging in the activities which are prejudicial to the security to the state,” Justice Dhar observed in his order.

The PSA is a preventive detention law that allows authorities to imprison individuals for up to two years without trial if suspected of threatening state security or public order.

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