IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (DIRECTION - POLICE PROTECTION) NO. 12337 of 2025 ========================================================== SUREKHABEN BALDEVJI THAKORE Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR A. U. SAPHIYA(9891) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 DS AFF.NOT FILED (N) for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3 MS SHRUTI PATHAK, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR Date : 30/09/2025 ORAL ORDER [1.0] By way of present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the BNSS, the petitioner has prayed for direction to respondent No.2 to grant police protection to the petitioner for a period of 2 weeks and take action / register FIR against the accused named in the representation dated 20.08.2025 in the interest of justice. [2.0] Having heard learned advocate for the petitioner and learned APP for respondent No.1 – State of Gujarat and perusing the report dated 30.09.2025 tendered by Police Inspector, Chandkheda Police Station, Ahmedabad City, which is taken on record, this Court is satisfied that police bandobast as well as patrolling already being done during the period from 11.07.2025 to 19.07.2025 i.e. for 8 days but it appears that the petitioner wants to continue as per her will and wish. It further appears that against the husband of the present petitioner, number of prohibition offences are registered and even PASA has also been p. 2 invoked against him as he is a listed bootlegger. [3.0] Be that as it may, till date no untoward incident is reported though present petition is filed on 29.08.2025 however, if the petitioner is really interested in shifting her belongings then the respondent authority is directed to provide police protection for one day or facilitate her to shift her belongings on one particular day. [4.0] With aforesaid direction, present petition is disposed of. (HASMUKH D. SUTHAR, J.) Ajay