IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5499 of 2026 ==========================================================

DEEPAK @PANDIT S/O OM PRAKASH PANDEY Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

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Appearance:

MR. NITIN C CHAVDA(15374) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR. L.B. DABHI, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA and HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE Date : 28/04/2026

ORAL ORDER

(PER : HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE)

1. The petitioner herein came to be preventively detained vide the detention order dated 13.04.2026 passed by the Police Commissioner, Surat, 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 petitioner has challenged the legality and validity of the aforesaid order.

3. This Court has heard learned counsel Mr. Nitin C. Chavda and Mr. L.B. Dabhi, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-

State.

4. Learned advocate for the detenue submits that the