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.
CNR: GJHC240271732026
Filing Number
SCR.A/15709/2026
Filing Date
08-04-2026
Registration No
SCR.A/5013/2026
Registration Date
08-04-2026
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
20th April 2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
RAJ @ R.P.S/O SANJAYBHAI PATIL THRO PATIL NILESH S/O SANJAYBHAI
Adv. MR. NITIN C CHAVDA(
Respondent(s)
STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR(
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
JAIL SUPERINTENDENT
Hearing History
Judge: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA , HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI
637 - FRESH MATTERS- PRO DETENTION
194-FOR FINAL HEARING
| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 13-04-2026 | 637 - FRESH MATTERS- PRO DETENTION |
| 20-04-2026 | 194-FOR FINAL HEARING |
Orders
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.
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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