High Court of Gujarat

KARMAN RAIYABHAI KODIYATARversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 31-NOTICE DISCHARGED @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: N S SANJAY GOWDAD M VYAS

Holding

The petition was closed as the prayers sought were unnecessary due to no proposal to invoke the PASA Act.

Summary

The petitioner, Karman Raiyabhai Kodiatar, filed a special criminal application seeking relief, presumably to prevent his detention under the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities (PASA) Act. The Additional Public Prosecutor informed the court that there was no current proposal to invoke the PASA Act or detain the petitioner. On this basis, the court found that the relief sought in the petition had become moot. Consequently, the judges ordered the petition to be closed and the notice discharged. No further directions or orders were issued.

Issues considered

Whether the court should entertain the petition seeking relief against detention under the PASA Act in the absence of any proposal to invoke the Act

Subjects

PASA Actdetentionpetition closurehigh courtcriminal application

Judgment

      R/SCR.A/16593/2025                                                             ORDER DATED: 06/01/2026




                IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

             R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 16593 of 2025
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                                KARMAN RAIYABHAI KODIYATAR
                                           Versus
                                  STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR AKBAR S SELOT(13003) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR KISHAN K NAYI(13080) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR CHINTAN DAVE, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA
        and
        HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. M. VYAS

                                              Date : 06/01/2026

                       ORAL ORDER
 (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA)

          Learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on instructions,
submits that there is no proposal at present to invoke the
provisions of the PASA Act and detain the petitioner. In view
of the said statement, the prayers sought for in the petition
have become unnecessary.

          The petition is, therefore, CLOSED.
          Notice is discharged.


                                                                                 (N.S.SANJAY GOWDA,J)



                                                                                                 (D. M. VYAS, J)
OMKAR
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judges.
Digitally signed by: OMKAR CHHAGANLAL MAHAWAR(HC00201), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 06/01/2026 14:59:01




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