(PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA)

1. The petitioner herein namely Chandrakant @ Bapaji Kantibhai Kuberbhai Panchal came to be preventively detained vide the detention order dated 11.07.2025 passed by the Police Commissioner, Ahmedabad, 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, the petitioner has challenged the legality and validity of the aforesaid order.

3. This Court has heard learned counsel Mr. Ruturaj Nanavati and Mr. L. B. Dabhi, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent State.

4. Learned advocate for the detenue submits that the grounds of detention has no nexus to the “public order”, but is a purely a matter of law and order, as registration of the offence cannot be said to have either affected adversely or likely to affect adverse the maintenance of public order as contemplat