SCR.A/2181/2026

NEUTRAL CITATION R/SCR.A/2181/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 05/03/2026 2026:GUJHC:16506-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2181 of 2026 ========================================================== GOPAL S/O MUKESHBHAI GEDIYA Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MS.AKSHITABA SOLANKI(6782) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS DIVYANGNA JHALA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. M. VYAS Date : 05/03/2026 JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. M. VYAS) 1. The detenue herein namely Gopal S/o Mukeshbhai Gediya came to be preventively detained vide the detention order dated 05.02.2026 passed by the Police Commissioner, Surat City, as a bootlegger as defined under Section 2(b) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985 (herein after referred as ‘the Act of 1985). 2. By way of this petition, the detenue has challenged the legality and validity of the aforesaid order. 3. This Court has heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the resp