UMAR NAZIR BHAT M/S M. ASHRAF WANI AND ASSOCAITE vs UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND OTHERS. (HOME DEPARTMENT) — WP(Crl)/95/2023

Case under Public Safety Act Section 12. Next hearing: 08th May 2026.

Next hearing 08-May-2026

CNR: JKHC010010082023

Filing Number

WP(Crl)/251/2023

Filing Date

13-Mar-2023

Registration No

WP(Crl)/95/2023

Registration Date

13-Mar-2023

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Parihar

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Parihar

Bench Type

SINGLE BENCH

Category

SB HABEAS CORPUS PETITION ( 107 )

Sub-Category

PRE EXECUTION ( 100 )

Judicial Branch

HABEUS CORPUS PETITION (HCP)

Last updated 27-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Public Safety Act Section 12

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.UMAR NAZIR BHAT M/S M. ASHRAF WANI AND ASSOCAITE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND OTHERS. (HOME DEPARTMENT)

  2. 2.DISTRICT MAGISTRATE SRINAGAR

  3. 3.SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SRINAGAR

  4. 4.SHO (Station House Officer) POLICE STATION MAISUMA

Case History

  1. 08-May-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 08-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay PariharView PDF

    Case Summary: WP(Crl) 95/2023 Outcome: Petition ALLOWED - Detention Order QUASHED The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir quashed the preventive detention order (dated 08.04.2022) issued against Umar Nazir Bhat under the J&K Public Safety Act. The Court found the detention order unsustainable because: (1) all 23 FIRs relied upon were from 2009-2015 with no evidence of prejudicial activity after 2015, creating a 7-year gap lacking "live and proximate link"; (2) the order remained unexecuted for nearly one year despite the petitioner's availability, demonstrating absence of genuine urgency; and (3) the dossier appeared prepared mechanically only after the petitioner sought anticipatory bail, suggesting the detention was meant to obstruct bail rather than prevent genuine threats to public order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 08-May-2026

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Parihar

  4. 17-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay PariharView PDF

  5. 17-Apr-2026

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul Bharti

  6. 23-Mar-2026

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul Bharti

  7. 02-Mar-2026

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

  8. 29-Dec-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.A. Chowdhary

  9. 04-Dec-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.A. Chowdhary

  10. 13-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.A. ChowdharyView PDF

  11. 13-Nov-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani

  12. 16-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal WaniView PDF

  13. 16-Oct-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani

  14. 18-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal WaniView PDF

  15. 18-Sep-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani

  16. 25-Aug-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

  17. 15-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay DharView PDF

  18. 15-Jul-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

  19. 02-Jul-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

  20. 31-May-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

  21. 14-May-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Sekhri

  22. 24-Mar-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul

  23. 14-Mar-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul

  24. 01-Mar-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji KoulView PDF

  25. 01-Mar-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul

  26. 12-Feb-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul

  27. 23-Dec-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani

  28. 25-Nov-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal WaniView PDF

  29. 25-Nov-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani

  30. 08-Nov-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani

  31. 21-Oct-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet Gupta

  32. 07-Oct-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

  33. 27-Sep-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

  34. 13-Sep-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

  35. 23-Aug-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

  36. 29-Jul-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

  37. 10-Jul-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

  38. 05-Jun-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet Gupta

  39. 17-May-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet Gupta

  40. 29-Apr-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. K. Hanjura

  41. 29-Apr-2024

    Revoked

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal

  42. 31-Jan-2024

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.A. Chowdhary

  43. 06-Dec-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.A. ChowdharyView PDF

  44. 06-Dec-2023

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.A. Chowdhary

  45. 15-Nov-2023

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal

  46. 13-Oct-2023

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal

  47. 08-Sep-2023

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet Gupta

  48. 14-Aug-2023

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Puneet Gupta

  49. 14-Jul-2023

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal

  50. 07-Jun-2023

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar

  51. 15-May-2023

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.A. Chowdhary

  52. 28-Apr-2023

    For Admission Non Fresh

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.A. Chowdhary

  53. 04-Apr-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.A. ChowdharyView PDF

  54. 04-Apr-2023

    For Admission Non Fresh

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Sindhu Sharma

  55. 15-Mar-2023

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Sindhu SharmaView PDF

  56. 15-Mar-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  57. 13-Mar-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP(Crl)/95/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP(Crl) 95/2023 Outcome: Petition ALLOWED - Detention Order QUASHED The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir quashed the preventive detention order (dated 08.04.2022) issued against Umar Nazir Bhat under the J&K Public Safety Act. The Court found the detention order unsustainable because: (1) all 23 FIRs relied upon were from 2009-2015 with no evidence of prejudicial activity after 2015, creating a 7-year gap lacking "live and proximate link"; (2) the order remained unexecuted for nearly one year despite the petitioner's availability, demonstrating absence of genuine urgency; and (3) the dossier appeared prepared mechanically only after the petitioner sought anticipatory bail, suggesting the detention was meant to obstruct bail rather than prevent genuine threats to public order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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