IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2775 of 2026 ==========================================================

MOHSIN HANIFBHAI SHAIKH THROUGH HIS NEPHEW SHEKH AVESH AHEMADBHAI Versus COLLECTOR/DISTRICT MAGISTRATE & ORS.

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Appearance:

MR JIMIT P SHAH(9917) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR BHARGAV PANDYA APP for the Respondent(s) No. 2 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI Date : 16/03/2026

ORAL ORDER

(PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI)

Rule. Learned APP waives service of notice of Rule on behalf of the respondents. By consent, Rule is fixed forthwith.

1. The petitioner herein namely came to be preventively detained vide the detention order dated 13.02.2026 passed by the District Magistrate, Bhavnagar, as a “cruel person” as defined under Section 2(bbb) 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