Calcutta HC Upholds PITNDPS Detention as 3-Month Execution Delay Was Explained

Ashima Mukherjee Mondal Vs Union of India & Ors. (Calcutta High Court) The Calcutta High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging a preventive detention order passed under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS Act). The petition was filed by the wife of the detenue, who challenged the detention order dated 20 March 2025 and its execution after a gap of about three months. The petitioner contended that the detenue was already in judicial custody, that the detention order remained unexecuted from 20 March 2025 until 25 June 2025...