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Gujarat Police Act, 1951

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VALLABHBHAI MITABHAI VAJELIYAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

56-DISPOSED AT ADMISSION STAGE

Vallabhbhai Mitabhai Vajeliya challenged a six‑month externment order dated 01‑03‑2026, issued under the Gujarat Police Act, 1951, on the basis of two FIRs under Section 65(a)(a) of the Prohibition Act. More than five months of the externment had already elapsed, and the petitioner sought …

RAVI @MORARI KESABHAI MATANGversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH

The accused, Ravi @Morari Keshabhai Matang and others, applied for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with an FIR alleging offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Gujarat Police Act. Their earlier anticipatory bail …

MUKESH ARSIBHAL KARMURversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

59-RULE ISSUED & RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED@FH

The petitioners, appointed as Home Guards under the Bombay Home Guards Act, 1947, sought equal treatment with State Police officers, including regular pay, service benefits, and permanent status, via a writ under Article 226. The State argued that Home Guards are a voluntary, emergency‑only force …

GONDALIYA JAGDISHKUMAR ANANDRAMversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

59-RULE ISSUED & RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED@FH

The petitioners, appointed as Home Guards under the Bombay Home Guards Act, 1947, sought equal treatment with State Police officers, including regular pay, service benefits, and permanent status, via a writ under Article 226. The State argued that Home Guards are a voluntary, emergency‑only force …

ASHRAFBHAI JUMABHAI KHAFIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Ashrafbhai Jumabhai Khafi challenged an order of externment issued by the Sub‑Divisional Magistrate of Jamnagar under Section 56(a) of the Gujarat Police Act, 1951, which barred him from the district for six months. The order, upheld by the appellate authority, was based on two FIRs (2023 and 2024) …

RAVINDER SINGH SIDHUversusTHE STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS.

2025 INSC 727Appeal(s) allowed

The petitioner, Ravinder Singh Sidhu, faced 64 FIRs across ten states arising from alleged financial fraud. He filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking the clubbing and transfer of all FIRs to a single jurisdiction, later modifying the prayer to consolidation within each state. The Supreme …

ZAKIA AHSAN JAFRIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

2022 INSC 653Dismissed

The case arises from the 2002 Gujarat riots following the Godhra train burning incident, in which the appellant's husband was killed in the Gulberg Society massacre. The appellant filed a complaint alleging a larger criminal conspiracy at the highest level of the state government, including the then …

JAYABENversusTEJAS KANUBHAI ZALA & ANR

2022 INSC 28Appeal(s) allowed

The case involves the murder of Mukeshbhai, the husband of complainant Jayaben, who was brutally beaten and tied to a gate by five accused persons. The accused were identified in a Test Identification Parade, and the incident was captured on CCTV and a mobile phone. The High Court had released the …