Man held for ten months as a 'bootlegger' under preventive detention freed by High Court
A man was detained without trial as a 'bootlegger' under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act by an order of 26 November 2025, on the basis of Prohibition Act cases at Chaklashi and Dakor police stations. The Gujarat High Court quashed the detention on 22 September 2026 and ordered his release.
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How we verify →Released by order of 22 September 2026 unless wanted in another case; the Prohibition Act cases continue.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the detention order dated 26.11.2025 treated him as a bootlegger, citing four cases under the Gujarat Prohibition Act at Chaklashi and Dakor police stations.
The detenu's counsel argued the cases were registered without evidence and that liquor offences did not disturb public order.
The High Court held the detaining authority's satisfaction was not legal or valid, quashed the order and directed his release unless required in another case.
What the record says
“The order impugned dated 26.11.2025 passed by the respondent authority is hereby quashed.”
R/SCR.A/12248/2026, Gujarat High Court, order dated 22.09.2026, para 11 — read the full text
No complaining victim
Possessing or carrying liquor harms no complaining victim; the case was pursued only under excise or prohibition law.
What we could not confirm
Two of the cited cases also invoked BNS organised-crime sections alongside the Prohibition Act. The district is inferred from the police stations named.