Jobin Sebastian, J.
This writ petition is directed against an order of detention
dated 06.02.2025 passed against one Tony Thomas, S/o. Thomas
Chacko (‘detenu’ for the sake of brevity), under Section 3(1) of the
Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1988 (‘PITNDPS Act’ for brevity). The petitioner
herein is the brother of the detenu. After considering the opinion of
the Advisory Board, the said order stands confirmed by the
Government vide order dated 20.05.2025, and the detenu has been
ordered to be detained for a period of one year with effect from the
date of detention.
2. The records reveal that a proposal was submitted by the
Deputy Commissioner of Police (L&O), Kochi City, the 3rd
respondent, on 05.12.2024, seeking initiation of proceedings against
the detenu under Section 3(1) of the PITNDPS Act before the
jurisdictional authority, the 2nd respondent. Altogether, two cases in
which the detenu was involved have been considered by the
jurisdictional authority for passing the impugned order of detention.