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Maharashtra (Prevention of Dangerous Activities) Act, 1981

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PESHNAWAJ ASARAR KHANversusCOMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ANR

Disposed Off

The petitioner challenged a detention order dated 22‑11‑2025 issued by the Commissioner of Police under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981. The order was based on two criminal cases and two in‑camera witness statements, but the petitioner alleged that …

GANESH MAHADEV JETITHORversusCOMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS

Disposed Off

The petitioner, Ganesh Mahadev Jetithor, challenged a detention order dated 30‑10‑2025 issued by the Commissioner of Police under Section 3 of the Maharashtra (Prevention of Dangerous Activities) Act, 1981. The petitioner argued that the material relied upon – two in‑camera witness statements and a …

NAGESH GOPINATH SHINDEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposed Off

The petitioner, Nagesh Gopinath Shinde, challenged a detention order dated 20‑11‑2025 issued under Section 3(2) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981. He argued that the grounds of detention contained contradictory statements, particularly between paragraph‑2, which …

LAILI MACCHINDRA GUDDAWATversusDISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND ORS

Dismissed

The petitioner, Laili Macchindra Guddawat, challenged a preventive detention order dated 30 January 2026 issued by the District Magistrate, Pune, alleging that the authority did not apply its mind and that the alleged offences bore no live link to public order. The State contended that the …

SNEHA PRAVIN CHAVANversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposed Off

The petitioner challenged a detention order dated 20‑02‑2026 issued by the Commissioner of Police, Pune, against her husband under Section 3 of the Maharashtra (Prevention of Dangerous Activities) Act, 1981. The order was based on a single registered offence under the Maharashtra Prevention of …

AMAAN @ AMAN IBRAHM KHANversusTHE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS

Allowed

The petitioner, Aman Ibrahim Khan, challenged a detention order issued under the Maharashtra (Prevention of Dangerous Activities) Act, 1981, which placed him in Nagpur Central Prison. The order was based on a mixture of past offences, recent violent incidents, and two in‑camera witness statements, …

KHANDU PANDURANG GANGURDEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Dismissed

The petitioner challenged the preventive detention of his son Rohit Gangurde under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981, arguing that the detaining authority improperly relied on past offences and earlier detention orders, thereby lacking a proper application of mind. The …

USHA SANTOSH SAKATversusTHE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY (HOME) AND ORS.

Allowed

The petitioner, a pregnant woman, challenged a detention order issued under the Maharashtra (Prevention of Dangerous Activities) Act, 1981, which labeled her a 'bootlegger' and ordered her detention in Kolhapur Central Prison. The court examined the factual basis of the order, noting that the only …

WASIM SALIM PATELversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Allowed

The petitioner, Wasim Salim Patel, challenged a detention order issued under section 3(2) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981, alleging that the detaining authority relied on stale past offences and failed to disclose material supporting its subjective satisfaction that …

SADDAM IRFAN ANSARIversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Allowed

The petitioner, Saddam Irfan Ansari, challenged a detention order dated 24 December 2025 issued by the Commissioner of Police, Pune, under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981. The order relied on the authority’s subjective satisfaction that the petitioner was a “dangerous …

AMOL PANDURANG SAWANTversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Allowed

Amol Pandurang Sawant challenged a detention order issued by the Thane Commissioner of Police under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981. The order relied on a preamble describing his past criminal conduct and on specific recent offences and in‑camera statements. The …

VISHAL BANDU RAUTversusCOMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS

Allowed

Vishal Bandu Raut challenged a detention order issued under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981, which relied on his alleged past criminal conduct and two in‑camera statements. The court examined whether the authority’s subjective satisfaction that the petitioner was a …