JAMMU, Nov. 10 -- In a significant judgment, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the preventive detention of a man allegedly involved in repeated bovine smuggling activities, observing that the transportation of cattle, including cows, for slaughtering purposes could potentially incite religious hatred, provoke retaliatory violence and disturb public order.
Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by Aslam Khan, a resident of Narsoo, Udhampur, challenging the detention order issued by the District Magistrate, Udhampur, under the Public Safety Act (PSA) on January 24, 2026.
The petitioner had challenged the detention on the grounds that the alleged activities constituted ordinary criminal offences an...