Raja Vijayaraghavan, J.
Under challenge in this Writ Petition, filed under Article 226 of the
Constitution of India, is the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent
under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the “PITNDPS Act”).
2. The records available before us reveal that a proposal was submitted
on 23.09.2024 seeking invocation of the provisions of the PITNDPS Act against
Mr. Latheef, the husband of the petitioner, based on his involvement in two
criminal cases:
a) Crime No. 157 of 2023 of the Peruvannamuzhi Police Station, registered
under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NDPS Act’),