KEWAL SINGH ALIAS KALLI vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CRWP-3752-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 113 CRWP-3752-2026 Kewal Singh alias Kalli ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana and others ....Respondents Date of decision: 22.05.2026 Date of Uploading : 22.05.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Ms. Simran Atwal, Advocate with Ms. Jasleen Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG Haryana. Ms. Meghna Malik, Advocate for respondent No.3-UOI (presence marked through video-conferencing). ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral) 1. The present criminal writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing detention order dated 01.12.2025 passed by respondent No.2 under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘PIT NDPS Act’) and consequential confirmation order dated 14.02.2026 whereby detention of the petitioner was confirmed for a period of six months from the date of detention i.e. 05.12.2025. Alternatively, the petitioner has also sought a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to rel