J&K High Court quashes PSA detention order, saying use of an encrypted app is no ground for detention

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed an order under the Public Safety Act that had placed a person in preventive detention. The court held that the detainee's use of an encrypted messaging application could not, by itself, justify detention. Because the grounds relied upon did not support the order, the court found it legally unsustainable. The ruling reinforces that preventive detention must rest on genuine public safety concerns rather than on lawful digital communication.