RAJ @ R.P.S/O SANJAYBHAI PATIL THRO PATIL NILESH S/O SANJAYBHAI vs STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR( — SCR.A/5013/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 14, 15, 21, 22. Disposed: Contested--38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH on 20th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: GJHC240271732026

Filing Number

SCR.A/15709/2026

Filing Date

08-Apr-2026

Registration No

SCR.A/5013/2026

Registration Date

08-Apr-2026

Judge

Honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. Vora , Honourable Mr. Justice R. T. Vachhani

Coram

Honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. Vora , Honourable Mr. Justice R. T. Vachhani

Bench Type

DIVISION

Category

3011-DB - DETENTION - PREVENTION OF ANTI-SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ACT, 1985 ( 3011 )

Sub-Category

8-DB - DETENTION - PREVENTION OF ANTI-SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ACT, 1985 - PRO-DETENTION - DANGEROUS PERSON ( 8 )

Judicial Branch

JUDICIAL

Decision Date

20-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Last updated 19-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 14, 15, 21, 22
Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985 Section 1

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RAJ @ R.P.S/O SANJAYBHAI PATIL THRO PATIL NILESH S/O SANJAYBHAI

    Adv. MR. NITIN C CHAVDA(

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR(

  2. 2.COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

  3. 3.JAIL SUPERINTENDENT

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-Apr-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice R.m.chhaya,honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. VoraView PDF

    The Gujarat High Court quashed a preventive detention order issued against the petitioner under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985, holding that the alleged offences (bootlegging and assault cases) constituted mere breaches of law and order rather than threats to public order. The court emphasized that preventive detention requires proof that activities adversely affect the entire community, not just isolated incidents affecting specific individuals, and found the detaining authority failed to establish this nexus to public order maintenance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 20-Apr-2026

    194-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. Vora , Honourable Mr. Justice R. T. Vachhani

  4. 13-Apr-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice R.m.chhaya,honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. VoraView PDF

  5. 13-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 08-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. SCR.A/5013/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The Gujarat High Court quashed a preventive detention order issued against the petitioner under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985, holding that the alleged offences (bootlegging and assault cases) constituted mere breaches of law and order rather than threats to public order. The court emphasized that preventive detention requires proof that activities adversely affect the entire community, not just isolated incidents affecting specific individuals, and found the detaining authority failed to establish this nexus to public order maintenance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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