KANSINGH VIJAYSINGH RAWAT THROUIGH LADUSINGH HUKAMSINGH RAWAT vs STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR( — SCR.A /3969/2026

Summary: The Gujarat High Court quashed a preventive detention order against the petitioner under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985. The court held that a single prohibition offense (bootlegging) does not demonstrate prejudice to "public order" as required by law; mere disturbance of law and order is insufficient for preventive detention. The court distinguished between law and order violations (affecting specific individuals) and public order violations (affecting the community at large), and found the detaining authority failed to establish that the petitioner's activities created insecurity or panic among the public. The petitioner was ordered to be released immediately. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.