High Court of Gujarat

ASIF MOHAMMAD HUSEN VOHRA THRO VOHRA MOHAMMED ARIF MOHAMMAD HUSENversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH
Bench: ILESH VORAR T VACHHANI

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

The petitioner, Asif Mohammad Husen, was detained and filed a special criminal application before the Gujarat High Court seeking relief. During the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner was released from custody. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that, in view of the release, the petition had become infructuous. The Court recorded the submission and examined whether any further relief was necessary. Finding that the petitioner’s release rendered the petition moot, the Court dismissed the petition as infructuous. Consequently, the rule was discharged.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition remains maintainable after the petitioner’s release from detention?

Subjects

writ petitioninfructuousdetentionreleasehigh court order

Judgment

        R/SCR.A/279/2026                                                             ORDER DATED: 29/01/2026




                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

                R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 279 of 2026
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    ASIF MOHAMMAD HUSEN VOHRA THRO VOHRA MOHAMMED ARIF
                      MOHAMMAD HUSEN
                            Versus
                   STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR NADEEM B MANSURI(11332) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR RONAK B RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA
         and
         HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI

                                               Date : 29/01/2026

                         ORAL ORDER
  (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA)

          Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
during the pendency of this writ petition, the petitioner-
detenu has been released and therefore, the petition has
become infructuous.

          Recording the said submission, the petition stands
DISMISSED as having become INFRUCTUOUS.
          Rule is discharged.

                                                                                            (ILESH J. VORA,J)



                                                                                         (R. T. VACHHANI, 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 29/01/2026 14:20:46




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