SCR.A/1929/2026

NEUTRAL CITATION R/SCR.A/1929/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 26/02/2026 2026:GUJHC:16139-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1929 of 2026 ========================================================== UMEDSINGH JAVANSINGH RATHOD THROUGH LUCKYRAJSINH RAGHUVIRSINGH ZALA Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR SHAIVAL M PATEL(9950) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR CHINTAN DAVE, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. M. VYAS Date : 26/02/2026 JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) 1. This writ petition has been filed challenging the order of detention which was passed on 29.12.2009. 2. In the facts of the present case, in our view, the grounds of detention need not even be considered in the light of the timeline taken by the State to execute the order of detention. 3. From the pleadings, the following facts which are not in dispute can be ascertained: 3.1. On 7.11.2009, two FIRs were registered, being C.R. No.325 of 2009 and C.R. No.326 of 2009 before Mal