Sources said that after the doctors declare Geelani fit he will be shifted back to the Chashma Shahi hut, which has been declared a sub-jail.

The maximum period of detention under the PSA is two years but can be applied variedly by the authorities ranging from six months to the maximum term. The person booked under the act can be held without any trial.

The authorities here have already booked other separatist leaders, including Shabir Shah, Muhammad Nayeem Khan and Asiya Andrabi, under the PSA. They have been shifted outside the valley.