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A. Y. KOGJE, RAJENDRA M. SAREEN
Divyarajsinh @ Divlo Don Mangalsinh Chauhan – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(A.Y. Kogje, J.)
1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed with prayers as under:
(B) The applicant is in Judicial Custody therefore affidavit of the applicant may kindly be dispensed with.”
2. The present petition is directed against order of detention dated 02-08-2023 passed by the respondent – detaining authority in exercise of powers conferred under section 3(2) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti Social Activities Act, 1985 (for short “the Act”) by detaining the petitioner – detenue as defined under section 2(c) of the Act.
3. Essentially challenge is made to the order of detention dated 02.08.2023 by the District Magistrate, Jamnagar detaining the petitioner as ‘Dange
Preventive detention requires a clear link between current threats and past offenses; reliance on stale offenses for detention is insufficient to uphold public order.
Unreasonable delay in passing a detention order and the supply of illegible documents vitiates the detention order, and the detenu has the right to make an effective representation.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the detention order under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 must be in accordance with the requirement of public orde....
The judgment established the principle that simplicitor registration of FIRs by itself cannot have any nexus with the breach of maintenance of public order, and the authority cannot have recourse und....
The detention order must be in accordance with the law and based on a genuine threat to public order. The failure to consider alternative measures, such as cancelling bail, and the delay in passing t....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for a 'live and proximate link' between the prejudicial activities and the purpose of detention in preventive detention cases.
The central legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for the detaining authority to apply independent mind and comply with constitutional guarantees when issuing a detention order u....
Unreasonable delay in passing the detention order, reliance on stale offences, and failure to consider subsequent developments in previous detention orders vitiates the subjective satisfaction of the....
The main legal point established is the requirement of a live and proximate link between the prejudicial activities and the purpose of detention, and the need for prompt action in passing the detenti....
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