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Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the High Court has upheld the detention of an 18-year-old Kashmiri youth under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA), a law widely criticized for enabling arbitrary arrests and indefinite detention without trial.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, Justice Rahul Bharti rejected the petition filed against the detention under the Public Safety Act.<\/p>\n

Court records show that after a dossier was submitted by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Pulwama, alleging the youth\u2019s involvement in \u201canti-national activities,\u201d the District Magistrate of Pulwama had ordered his detention on April 30, 2025.<\/p>\n

The decision reflects a broader pattern in IIOJK, where even judicial institutions appear to act as instruments of India\u2019s repressive machinery, routinely endorsing detentions and punitive measures imposed under draconian laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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