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).

According to official sources, Mehraj Malik was released from Kathua district jail following the court’s order. The High Court on Monday set aside the PSA detention order after hearing a habeas corpus petition challenging his preventive detention.

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

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

Following the court’s decision to quash the detention order, Malik was released on Tuesday morning.