FAISAL JAVED SHAIKH @ JAVED MOHD SHAIKH vs JOINT SECRETARY AND ANR

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SPG WP 2986-2025 with IA 3583-2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2986 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3583 OF 2025 Faisal Javed Shaikh s/o Javed Mohd Shaikh Age: 35 years, Occ:- Business, Residing at: R No.103, First Floor, Ansari Heights, X Cross lane, Dongri, Mumbai-40009, (At present in Judicial Custody in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai) … Petitioner V/s. 1. Joint Secretary, (Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, PITNDPS UNIT 2. The State of Maharashtra (Through the Superintendent of the Central Prison, Arthur Road. 3. The State of Maharashtra (Through Dongri Police Station) 4. The Superintendent, (Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai) 5. Union of India (Through NCB, Mumbai) … Respondents _____________________ Mr. Ayaz Khan i/b Ms. Munira Palanpurwala a/w Ms. Sumaiya Khan, Mr. Tahir Hussain, Ms. Deepa Amati, Kainat Sayed, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Ajay Patil, APP for the Respondent-State. Mr. S.K.Halwasia, Additional PP a/w Smt. S. S. Halwasia and Mr. Keshav Thakur, Advocate for Respondent Nos.1 & 5. 1/27 SPG WP 2986-2025 with IA 3583-2025 ______________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ. DATE : 16th DECEMBER 2025. JUDGMENT [Per: RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J] :- 1) By the present Petition, filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner approaches this Court with the prayer that the Order of Detention bearing F. No. U-11011/02/2025-PITNDPS dated 26 th March 2025 issued against the Petitioner under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Trafficking of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPSA Act) be quashed and set aside. The Petitioner, being detained, seeks a direction for being