The petitioner, Sulaiman M.V., filed a writ of habeas corpus before the Kerala High Court challenging a preventive detention order dated 30 January 2026 passed against his nephew (the detenu) under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988, and a subsequent Government Order dated 19 March 2026 confirming the detention. The detenu had been involved in two NDPS Act cases and had been granted bail in both, with the last alleged prejudicial activity occurring on 9 October 2025, while the detention order was issued only on 30 January 2026. The petitioner argued that the unexplained delay of nearly four months snapped the live and proximate link between the prejudicial activities and the need for detention, that no contraband was recovered from the detenu, that the prosecution relied primarily on co-accused confessions, and that the authorities failed to consider ordinary remedies such as bail cancellation before resorting to preventive detention. The petitioner relied on Supreme Court decisions in Ameena Begum v. State of Telangana and Dhanya M. v. State of Kerala to contend that preventive detention was not the appropriate remedy when ordinary criminal law remedies remained available and unused. The judgment text provided ends before the court's final ruling is recorded.