The petitioner Sajina C.V., daughter of detenue Kamarunnisa C.V., filed a Writ Petition (Criminal) before the Kerala High Court challenging a preventive detention order dated 17.10.2025 issued under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS Act) by the Additional Chief Secretary. The detention was based on six criminal cases involving narcotic drug peddling/possession, the last being Crime No.334 of 2025 at Kozhikode Town Police Station where 4.331 kg of Ganja was seized from the detenue on 17.04.2025. The petitioner argued that an unexplained delay of more than six months between the last prejudicial activity and the detention order snapped the 'live link' required to justify preventive detention, and that the authorities failed to first exhaust the remedy of cancelling the detenue's bail before resorting to preventive detention. The court examined the rival submissions and relevant Supreme Court and High Court precedents on the principles of 'live and proximate link' and unexplained delay in preventive detention matters. The judgment text provided ends mid-analysis, so the final outcome is not captured in the supplied text.