Doda MLA Mehraj Malik released after PSA quashed by HC

Srinagar, Apr 28: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Doda, Mehraj Malik, was released on Tuesday morning after the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh quashed his detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA), officials and sources said.

As per details available, MLA Doda Mehraj Malik was released on Tuesday morning from the Kathua Jail.

The High Court on Monday set aside the PSA detention order after hearing a habeas corpus petition filed, challenging his preventive detention.

Mehraj Malik, who also heads the AAP’s J&K unit, was detained on September 8, 2025, over allegations of activities prejudicial to public order and was subsequently lodged in Kathua district jail.

The matter had been heard on multiple occasions before the High Court, which had reserved its judgment on February 23 after completion of arguments from both sides.

With the detention order now quashed, Malik was released on Tuesday morning following completion of legal formalities, sources said, adding that his release comes unless he is required in any other case. (KNC)