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The petitioners, Vikas Ratanlal Jain and others, filed a criminal writ petition challenging an unspecified grievance against the State of Maharashtra. The High Court, after hearing counsel, directed the petitioners to approach the State Police Complaint Authority to seek redress. The petitioners' …
The petitioner, Akshay @ Bhaiya, challenged a 12‑month preventive detention order issued under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981, on the ground that he had been released on bail for the two recent offences relied upon and that the detaining authority had not properly …
The applicant, Dhiraj Thorat, was charged under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in a case committed to the Sessions Court. On the first day of his appearance, the Sessions Judge framed the charge without allowing the accused to file a discharge application as mandated by Section 250 …
The petitioner, Aslam Mehmood Qureshi, was detained for twelve months under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 (MPDA) on the ground that he was a “dangerous person”. The detention order was issued on 27 January 2026, six months after the last offences (registered on 1 …
Sachin Sarjerao Chavan was arrested on 17‑Nov‑2024 for assaulting an informant who later died of septicemia following facial bone fractures. The prosecution alleged that Chavan struck the victim with a stone, causing serious injuries, while the post‑mortem indicated death was due to infection rather …
The petitioner, Rohini, filed a criminal writ petition seeking that the police take proper legal action, including arrest, against accused persons named in FIR No. 415 of 2021 for offences such as attempt to murder, assault, and illegal possession of arms. She alleged that the Muktainagar police …
Sachin Dilip Ghorpade was charged under Sections 122 and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 and Section 3 read with Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 for allegedly possessing a pistol. The applicant sought regular bail, arguing that the co‑accused Shaharukh Sandu Sayyad had already been released …
The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) considered the bail application of Shaharukh Sandu Sayyad, who was arrested in connection with FIR No. 0289 of 2026 for offences under Sections 122 and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 and Section 3 read with Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959. The …
Tanaji Devrao Lakade challenged the cancellation of his FL‑III liquor licence by the Osmanabad District Collector, which was affirmed by the State Excise Commissioner and the State Excise Minister. The cancellation was based on three alleged breaches during a surprise inspection, but the petitioner …
Tarzen alias Ballu Arun Dahekar filed a writ petition challenging the order of externment issued under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Police Act, arguing that the order was based on stale offences, included offences for which he had been acquitted, and represented a selective application of the law. …
The petition filed by Sushama Babaso Patil under Article 226 sought a writ of mandamus to quash a preventive detention order issued against her son, Rajvardhan Patil, under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981. The petitioner alleged that the order was …
Dilip Ashok Jadhav, a member of the Indian National Congress, challenged an order by the Sub‑Divisional Magistrate that externed him from Karveer Taluka from 3‑10 February 2026 under Section 163(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to prevent him from campaigning in a Zilla Parishad …
The petitioners challenged a show‑cause notice dated 29 November 2025 issued by the police officials proposing their externment under Section 59 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. They argued that the notice was issued without affording them a prior opportunity to be heard. The High Court examined …
The petitioner, Vaibhur Mayekar, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 17 April 2026 passed by the Sub‑Divisional Magistrate, Kudal, in an externment proceeding. He sought to quash the order and obtain a stay, alleging that his appeal filed under Section 60 of the Maharashtra Police Act, …
The applicant, Abhishekh Mantri, sought anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No. 131 of 2026, which involved offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Arms Act, 1959 and the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. The trial court had earlier granted interim bail on the condition that the …
The applicant, Yash Prashant Soundade, was charged in Crime No. 114 of 2023 for murder, conspiracy, and offences under the Indian Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act. He sought regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, arguing that his role was identical to that …
Petitioner Mohammad Sarfraj Bhauddin Khawaja challenged an externment order dated 25 May 2026 passed by the Sub‑Divisional Magistrate, Sawantwadi, by filing a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking its quash. The State opposed the petition, invoking the Supreme Court’s decision …
Petitioner Avinash Anil Koli filed a writ petition seeking a direction for the speedy disposal of his pending Externment Appeal No. 149 of 2026, filed under Section 60 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, against an externment order dated 6 July 2026. The High Court examined the petitioner's limited …
The applicant, Vinod Vishwanath More, was charged with murder under Sections 103(3) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and related provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, arising from an altercation at Samrat Garden Hotel on 19-20 August 2025. The prosecution alleged that More, …
The Bombay High Court considered three bail applications filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, relating to a single criminal case (CR No. 554 of 2026) involving murder, conspiracy, and several other offences under the IPC, the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime …
The High Court considered three bail applications filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Omkar Pandurang Shendge, Deepak Lunda Kokate and Kartik Kailas Chavan in connection with CR No. 554 of 2026, which alleged offences including murder, attempt to murder, …
The Bombay High Court considered three bail applications filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, relating to a single criminal case (CR No. 554 of 2026) involving murder, conspiracy, and several other offences under the IPC, the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime …
Aniket @Annu Dilip Dixit was arrested in October 2020 for murder and related offences under the IPC, Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act. He has been in custody for 5 years, 11 months and 19 days without the trial commencing, pending a Muddemal. The applicant sought bail under Section 483 of the …
The applicants, Dattatray Baban Khandve and others, sought anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with FIR No. 81 of 2025 alleging assault, criminal intimidation and other offences arising from a family dispute over ancestral property. The …
Parvez Rafique Chaudhary applied for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with a FIR alleging his presence during a quarrel that resulted in injury to a complainant and offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the …
Hasmat Raza Nazir Mohammad applied for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with a case arising from a police operation to remove an illegal temple and masjid where a mob of 200‑300 persons pelted stones at police and damaged a government …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Sandip Ramesh Gangurde, who is one of fifteen accused in a case involving serious offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, the Arms Act …
The High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Rakesh Tukaram Koshti under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with a FIR alleging offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act. The prosecution …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Kiran Dattatray Chavan, who was alleged to have aided co‑accused in fleeing the scene of a gang‑related crime involving multiple serious offences under the IPC, Arms Act, …
The petitioner, Arjun Vitthal, a member of the Social Democratic Party of India, challenged an externment order issued under Section 56 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 that barred him from several Mumbai districts for 18 months. The order was based on eight offences, many of which were either …
The applicant, Krushna Ashok Nadar, sought bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for offences alleged under Sections 109, 115(2), 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 37(1) and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. He was arrested on 6 …
The petitioner, Ajay Shrimant Thorat, filed a writ petition under Article 227 challenging two externment orders issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police and the Divisional Commissioner, alleging that the orders were illegal and perverse. He argued that the subjective satisfaction recorded for …
Pratik Anil Kand, accused No.3 in C.R. No.20 of 2022, was charged with offences including murder, attempt to murder, robbery, and organised crime under the IPC, Arms Act, Criminal Law Amendment Act, Maharashtra Police Act and MCOC Act. He had been in custody for 4 years, 8 months and 16 days with …
The petitioners, three individuals, were externed from Mumbai and surrounding areas for two years under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Police Act based on alleged offences related to tobacco and gutkha. They challenged the externment order, arguing that the offences cited were either under …
The applicant, Bilal Gulam Mohammad Patel, owns a scrap shop where an illegal cattle slaughter allegedly took place. He is charged under multiple statutes for permitting his premises to be used for the prohibited act, though he claims no direct involvement and offers cooperation with the …
The applicant, Nitin @ Menya Ankush Metkari, sought bail under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code for a murder case (CR No.75 of 2019) involving multiple serious offences. He had been in custody for over seven years while the trial had just begun, with only two of the anticipated 78 …
The accused Ayush Sanjay Pandey, Nikhil Manekji Chandal and Uday Sanjay Bali were charged with murder, robbery and possession of illegal arms in connection with the 30 June 2021 killing of Shailendra Pandey at Sai Jewellers, Dahisar. The prosecution presented CCTV footage, witness testimonies, …
The accused Ayush Sanjay Pandey, Nikhil Manekji Chandal and Uday Sanjay Bali were charged with murder, robbery and possession of illegal arms in connection with the 30 June 2021 killing of Shailendra Pandey at Sai Jewellers, Dahisar. The prosecution presented CCTV footage, witness testimonies, …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for Swapnil Dnyaneshwar Suryavanshi, who was charged with offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act, MCOC Act, and Criminal Law Amendment …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Uday Jayant Jagtap, accused No.5 in a violent assault case (C.R. No.45 of 2026). The prosecution alleged that Jagtap, along with two others, brutally attacked the victim …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by Govind Subhash Nisal, who was charged under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Arms Act, 1959, and the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, for unlawful …
The applicant, Ziaulla Rajaulla Warasi, sought anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with a murder case involving the killing of Rashid Khan, an alleged history‑sheeter. The prosecution alleged that the murder resulted from a gang rivalry …
The accused Ayush Sanjay Pandey, Nikhil Manekji Chandal and Uday Sanjay Bali were charged with murder, robbery and possession of illegal arms in connection with the 30 June 2021 killing of Shailendra Pandey at Sai Jewellers, Dahisar. The prosecution presented CCTV footage, witness testimonies, …
Parvez Rafique Chaudhary applied for anticipatory bail in connection with offences under the Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The State opposed, contending that the applicant’s affidavit falsely stated his criminal antecedents as ‘unknown’ despite five cases, three …
The High Court considered the bail application of Anurak Ramchandra Yadav, who was charged under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act for allegedly assaulting a deceased with a knife and sword and participating in a violent mob. The …
The applicants, Sattar Nannu Shaikh and Shahrukh Sattar Shaikh, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, fearing arrest in connection with a robbery case (C.R. No.170 of 2026). The FIR alleged that unknown persons broke into a house …
The applicant, Savansingh Kalusingh Junni, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with a FIR alleging assault with weapons during a family dispute. The FIR charges him under Sections 25 and 4 of the Arms Act, 1959, …
The High Court considered the bail application of Suresh @ Suraj Shahji Jagtap, accused of murder and several offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act. The prosecution alleged that Jagtap instigated co‑accused to assault the victim, leading to the …
Alanzo Trademart Pvt Ltd, a bar‑restaurant, applied for a premises and performance licence to operate a live music orchestra under the Maharashtra Police Act and the Public Amusement Rules, 1960. The licensing authority rejected the application on the unsubstantiated ground that it could cause a …
The Bombay High Court considered an application under Section 439 of the CrPC for bail of a 20‑year‑old accused (Accused No.3) in a case involving alleged illegal possession and sale of a country‑made pistol under Sections 3, 5 and 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 read with Section 135 of the Maharashtra …
The petitioners, three young men, were charged under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS) and the Maharashtra Police Act for assaulting a complainant who worked nearby. The prosecution alleged that the complainant repeatedly used the petitioners' perfume bottle, …
The applicant, Gorakh Harishchandra Kamble, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking pre‑arrest bail in a case (C.R. No.113 of 2026) involving offences under the Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and several sections of the …
Muktsim Isluhaddin Baig applied for anticipatory bail in a case where he was alleged to have held the victim’s hands during an assault involving a bamboo stick and knife. The FIR charges him under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sahnita, 2023 and the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, but the …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Vaibhav Gajanan Ubale, who was arrested on 5 February 2026 for alleged offences under Sections 3, 4, 5 read with 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 and Section 135 of the Maharashtra …
The applicant, Aditya Ramdas Pingale, sought bail in three separate criminal matters arising from FIRs registered at different police stations, involving offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act. The prosecution alleged his participation in threats, …
The applicant, Aditya Ramdas Pingale, sought bail in three separate criminal matters arising from FIRs numbered 78, 33 and 28 of 2026, involving offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act. The prosecution alleged his participation in threats, intimidation …
The Bombay High Court considered three bail applications filed by Aadity Ramdas Pingale under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, relating to three separate FIRs (Nos. 78, 33 and 28 of 2026) involving offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Maharashtra Police …
Nishant Ramesh Satpute, a 23‑year‑old first‑time offender, was arrested with a country pistol and three live cartridges and charged under Section 3(25) of the Arms Act, 1959, sections 113(3) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and sections 37(1) and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act, …
The appellant, Mohiuddin Siddiqui, appealed against the Special Judge’s order denying bail in NIA Special Case No.666 of 2022, which involved charges under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). He had been in custody for over seven and a half …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Omkar Krushna Magar under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with CR No. 366 of 2025, which alleged his involvement in a crime by providing a mobile phone, SIM card and a vehicle to co‑accused after the …
The High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Krushna @ Gotya Ravindra Sanap, who was alleged to have participated in an assault on 4 July 2026 involving weapons offences under the Arms Act, 1959 and other …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by 19‑year‑old Ishan Raosaheb Borude, who is accused of offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act, the Criminal Law Amendment Act and the Maharashtra Police …
The High Court considered the bail application of Sanjay Kashiram Mohite, who was charged under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOC) and several provisions of the IPC for allegedly protecting a gang leader (A1) by filing a false police representation and receiving money. The …
Sachin Uttam Taware, an under‑trial accused of murder (IPC 302 r/w 34), offences under the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act, was arrested four and a half years after the alleged crime and has been in custody for the same period without his trial commencing. He filed a bail application under …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 439 of the CrPC and Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita on behalf of Accused No.3 in a case involving murder, attempted murder, criminal conspiracy and other offences. The applicant was indicted primarily on …
Petitioner Chidananda Hanmantrayappa filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking the lodging of a criminal case based on a complaint dated 18 July 2025. The High Court examined the petition in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Sujal Vishwas Attavar v. State of …
The applicant, Anil Ratan Kachravat, was arrested on 25‑12‑2020 for a double murder alleged to have occurred behind Jay Malhar Hotel, where he allegedly killed Salim Shaikh and later the injured Tausif Shaikh using an iron clamp. The case, registered as C.R. No.727/2020, charges him under IPC s.302, …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Jeeshan Ahmad Istiyaq Ahmad Khan, accused in a murder case arising from a scuffle over a parking dispute on 20 December 2024. The prosecution alleged that the accused, along with two others, assaulted the deceased, with one co‑accused using an …
Amol Shankar Padale was arrested in October 2018 for a violent skirmish that escalated into a murder, for which he is charged under Sections 302, 307, 143, 147, 148, 149, 323 and 504 of the IPC and Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act. He has been in custody for 7 years and 10 months, with 17 …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed by 22‑year‑old Aditya Ravi Bhujbal, the principal accused in a violent incident involving a scythe that resulted in the victim’s death. The charges include IPC sections 307, 504, 506, 34 (later upgraded to 302), sections 4 and 25 of the Arms …
The applicant, Chetan Deepak Pawar, was arrested in connection with a robbery and assault alleged to have occurred after a traffic dispute at a toll plaza, where he allegedly threatened the complainant and later, with accomplices, snatched Rs.10,000 using a sickle. He is charged under Sections …
The petitioner filed a criminal complaint which was investigated by the police. The investigating officer reported that no cognizable offence was established and the complaint was closed on 27 November 2025. The petitioner sought relief through a writ petition. The Court held that, since the …
The applicant, Siddheshwar Sunil Shinde, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code (and Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) for offences alleged under several sections of the Sanhita and the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. He …
The applicant, Arjun Vitthal Kudhekar, challenged the one‑year externment order passed by the Sub‑Divisional Officer and confirmed by the Divisional Commissioner under Section 60 of the Maharashtra Police Act. The externment was based on a series of criminal cases filed against him between 2016 and …
The High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Irfan Basu Sheikh, an Ola driver, who was alleged to have participated in a conspiracy, unlawful assembly with deadly weapons, and assault on police officers during a …
The applicant, Kunal Vinod Saude, aged 21, sought enlargement of bail in a case (C.R. No. 450/2025) concerning the death of a young man on 7 October 2025. The prosecution alleged that the applicant, along with three co‑accused, was involved in offences punishable under Sections 103 and 3(5) of the …
The High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Somnath Ramesh Lokhande in connection with a violent assault alleged to have occurred on 17 November 2025 during a village election dispute. The prosecution alleged …
The applicant, Aamir Chinya Aasir Khan, sought bail under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for offences including murder, attempt to murder, and several IPC and MCOC provisions. The prosecution presented eyewitness testimony, injury certificates, and seized weapons linking the applicant to the assault …
The applicant, Mr. Aakash Raj Purohit, sought bail in a criminal case (Sessions Case No.256 of 2021) involving multiple offences under the IPC, Maharashtra Police Act, Epidemic Diseases Act and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. Although he had earlier been granted anticipatory bail, a …
The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Thane, issued an order under Section 56(1)(A)(B) of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 directing the externment of the petitioner, Liyakat Sharafat Qureshi. The petitioner challenged this order by filing a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court. After …
The petitioner, a single mother of a minor daughter with ADHD, filed a writ petition seeking the expeditious disposal of Appeal No. 106 of 2026 and an application under Section 60 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. The petition argued that the appeal was scheduled for hearing on 28 July 2026 and …
Petitioner Ateeque Ahmad Khan filed a writ petition challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. He moved the court to withdraw the petition, contending that an alternative remedy exists under Section 60 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. The court considered whether the availability of that …
Lakhan Mohan Waswani applied for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in a case involving alleged sword attacks causing grievous injuries. He claimed false implication and sought bail to appear for examinations, citing his student status. The State argued …
The applicants, employees of Hindusthan Petroleum, filed an anticipatory bail application to avoid arrest in Crime No.88 of 2025, which involves offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. An interim protection order had been granted on …
The petitioner, Nilesh Jitendra Phadtare, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging Externment Order No.36 of 2025 and its confirmation on 6 February 2026, which barred him from the Pimpri‑Chinchwad area for 24 months. He argued that the show‑cause notices …
The applicant, Piyush Nitin Donde, filed a bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking regular bail in a case involving alleged participation in a dacoity and charges under Section 310(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Indian Arms Act, 1959, …
The applicant, Diljit Singh Manjit Singh Labana, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a FIR alleging assault, stabbing and other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. The incident involved a sudden scuffle between the applicant, his co‑accused …
Four petitioners, all in custody for offences under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, filed writ petitions alleging that their bail applications pending before the District Judge‑6 and Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, were unduly delayed. …
The petitioner, Mohd Anjum Ashraf Shaikh, filed a criminal writ petition challenging an externment order dated 19 September 2025 issued under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. The petitioner had already filed a statutory appeal under Section 60 of the same Act, which had been adjourned …
The applicant, Ratna Mithailal Barud, sought regular bail in a case involving murder, attempted murder, assault, extortion, criminal intimidation, and conspiracy under multiple statutes, including the IPC and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. The prosecution alleged that she conspired …
Moshin Salim Chunawala, a construction businessman, claimed that police protection granted after underworld threats was free of charge. The State of Maharashtra later issued bills and a demand notice under Section 174 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code to recover alleged protection fees. Chunawala …
The applicant, Vijay Munjaji Gejage, was arrested in connection with an alleged unlawful assembly that attacked Raju with sickles on 24 December 2024, invoking multiple offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act, the Criminal Law Amendment Act and the Maharashtra Police Act. The …
The appellant was arrested for theft and granted bail, but a police officer (respondent No.2) allegedly paraded him half‑naked, verbally abused him on the basis of caste and physically assaulted him, illegally detaining him for four hours despite bail. An inquiry by the Sub‑Divisional Police Officer …
The appellants, owners of orchestra bars, challenged licence conditions imposed by the Maharashtra Police Commissioner that limited the number of performers to eight, with a gender cap of four women and four men on stage. The High Court upheld the conditions, but the Supreme Court held that the …
The appellant, Deepak Dongre, was ordered to leave District Jalna for two years under Section 56(1)(a)(b) of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, based on five offences (three dated 2013‑2018 and two from 2020) and confidential witness statements. He challenged the externment order through a statutory …
Rahmat Khan, a journalist and social worker, exposed alleged misappropriation of government grants to madrasas in Amravati district and filed RTI applications and complaints against officials. In retaliation, three FIRs were lodged against him under various IPC sections, and the Deputy Commissioner …
The Supreme Court examined challenges to the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance Act, 2016 and its Rules, which regulate dance performances in hotels, restaurants and bar rooms. Petitioners argued that provisions defining "obscene dance", licensing restrictions, punitive measures for tips, and …
