Ruksana Akhtar v. The Union of India and 9 Ors

ORDER 13-06-2024 (M.R.Pathak, J) Heard Ms. N Sultana, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. A Gayan, learned CGC for the respondent Nos. 1 to 5. Also heard Mr. H K Hazarika, learned Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent Nos. 7 to 10.

¶2The petitioner's husband, namely, Md. Shuhud Ahmed Laskar, son of late Md. Fakhar Uddin, resident of Village-Nilbagan, Police Station-Murajhar, District-Nagaon was detained in custody by order dated 27.12.2022 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue in exercise of the power conferred under Section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act (PITNDPS), 1988, directing to detain and keep him in the Guwahati Central Jail, Guwahati , Assam so as to prevent him from engaging in the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic Page No.# 3/3 substances in future.

¶3Pursuant to the said order of detention dated 27.12.2022, the petitioner was detained in custody under PITNDPS Act, 1988 on 18.01.2023.

¶4Aggrieved by the said order of detention dated 27.12.2022, wife of said detenue Md. Shuhud Ahmed Laskar filed this writ petition.

¶5During the deliberation of the matter, the respondents in the Government of India have filed their affidavit on 10.01.2024.

¶6During pendency of this writ petition, the one year period of detention of the said detenue pursuant to the impugned order dated 27.12.2022 had already expired on

17.01.2024.

¶7Both Ms. A Gayan, learned CGC as well as Mr. H K Hazarika, learned Government Advocate, Assam, on instruction, submitted that the said detenue Md. Shuhud Ahmed Laskar is presently in custody and has been detained in the Central Jail at Guwahati in connection with NCB Case No. 03/2022 registered under Section 8 (c) read with Sections 21 (c) and 29 of the NDPS Act, in which he was admitted in the Central Jail, Guwahati on 01.03.2022.

¶8It is also submitted at the bar that the trial of the said NCB Case No. 03/2022 is presently pending as NDPS Case No. 180/2022 before the learned Special Judge (NDPS), Kamrup (Metro), Guwahati.

¶9In view of the above, this writ petition, being infructuous, stands dismissed.

JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant

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