Gujarat HC Quashes Preventive Detention of Arjun S/O Ganeshbhai Yadav
Parties Involved
Arjun S/O Ganeshbhai Yadav
State of Gujarat
AI Summary
The Gujarat High Court quashed the preventive detention order against Arjun S/O Ganeshbhai Yadav, determining that the authority did not have sufficient grounds to justify the detention under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act. The court found that the alleged criminal activities did not pose a threat to public order, emphasizing that preventive detention should be used sparingly and only in exceptional circumstances.
Bench
Surat City
PresidingSurat
E.S. Venkataramiah
Order Text
Arjun S/O Ganeshbhai Yadav Through ... vs State Of Gujarat on 5 February, 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/SCR.A/439/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 05/02/2026 undefined IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 439 of 2026 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. M. VYAS ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== ARJUN S/O GANESHBHAI YADAV THROUGH LAXMAN S/O GANESHBHAI YADAV Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR GAJENDRA P BAGHEL(2968) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR SHAMBHUKUMAR(13426) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS. MONALI H. BHATT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. M. VYAS Date : 05/02/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. M. VYAS) 1. The detenue herein namely Arjun S/o Ganeshbhai Yadav came to be preventively detained vide the detention order dated 22.12.2025 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Surat City, Surat, as a dangerous person as defined under Section 2(c) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985 (herein after referred as 'the Act of 1985). 2. By way of this petition through his brother namely Laxman Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by YASH ARORA(HC02369) on Fri Feb 06 20...
