Mahavir Gope, a resident of Khunti district in Jharkhand, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Jharkhand High Court challenging his preventive detention ordered by the District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Khunti on 21.10.2025 under Section 12(2) of the Jharkhand Control of Crimes Act, 2002, on the ground that he was an anti-social element and alleged member of the banned extremist organisation PLFI. The petitioner contended that the detention was illegal on multiple grounds, including that he had been acquitted in two of the four criminal cases against him and granted bail in the remaining two, that he was produced before the Advisory Board after 27 days instead of the mandated 21 days under Section 19 of the Act, that copies of relevant documents were not supplied to him, and that his right to make a representation was obstructed by jail authorities. The detention was subsequently confirmed and extended twice during the pendency of the writ petition, ultimately running from 21.10.2025 to 20.07.2026, and the petitioner amended the writ petition to challenge the extension orders as well. The State defended the detention on the basis that the petitioner was a notorious member of PLFI who collected levies and spread terror, making his detention necessary for maintaining public order. The judgment text provided does not record the final decision of the court, as the submissions of the State's counsel appear to be cut off.