ARVINDBHAI @ HADIYO KHIMJIBHAI SOLANKI Vs. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY filing present petition the petitioner -detenu under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed to quash and set aside the order of detention dated 7/8.7.2008 passed by the respondent No. 1 -Police Commissioner, Ahmedabad, in exercise of power under Sub -section (2) of Section 3 of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti Social Activities Act, 1985 (for short "PASA Act"). The petitioner is branded as "bootlegger".

(2.) HEARD the learned Advocate for the petitioner and learned AGP Mr. Hasurkar for the respondents. No Affidavit in reply is filed by the respondents controverting the averments made by the petitioner.

(3.) THE petitioner came to be detained as "bootlegger" on his involvement in the offence being Prohibition CR No. (1) 5021/2007 dated 13.1.2007, (2) 5126/2008 dated 8.3.2008, (3) 5152/2008 dated 22.3.2008 and (4) 5293/2008 dated 21.6.2008 all registered with Kagdapith Police Station, Ahmedabad.