"Dangerous Man" or Legal Overreach? Court Quashes Detention of Accused Booked Under POCSO, Slams Misuse of Anti-Social Law: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court, in a landmark judgment dated 15 April, 2025, quashed the preventive detention order issued against Suresh Aka Surya Uttambhai Odd under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985. The detention was executed by the Police Commissioner, Ahmedabad on 18 March, 2025, branding the petitioner as a “dangerous person” under Section 2(c) of the Act. Petitioner claimed law and order, not public order, was affected The…