P&H : Quashes PITNDPS Detention Confirmation For Being Non-Speaking; Says Govt Must Independently Justify Continuation And Period

P&H : Quashes PITNDPS Detention Confirmation For Being Non-Speaking; Says Govt Must Independently Justify Continuation And Period The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a confirmation order under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS), directing the immediate release of detenue if not required in any other case. State’s confirmation order lacked independent reasons and failed to justify the period of detention. The petitioner was preventively detained on