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Sagar Premlala Jaiswal, a bootlegger, challenged his detention order dated 19‑12‑2025 issued by the District Magistrate under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981. The petitioner argued that although he faced several prosecutions under the Maharashtra …
The petitioners challenged an order of the Commissioner, State Excise, Maharashtra, alleging grievance. The respondents argued that the petitioners possessed an alternative and effective remedy by filing a revision under Section 138 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949. The Court examined …
The petitioners, sisters of respondent No.4, challenged the order dated 24‑08‑2017 of the State Excise Minister which allowed a revision filed by respondent No.4 under Section 138 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949, to include his name in a liquor licence after their father's death. The …
The applicant was arrested for allegedly driving a pickup van that was intercepted carrying illegal liquor, with a mobile phone recovered from the vehicle. The prosecution alleged the applicant was the driver, but the FIR described the occupants as unknown and no witness identified him; the vehicle …
Rohan Dattatray Shinde was arrested on 14 June 2026 for allegedly possessing and transporting liquor manufactured for sale in Goa, and for tampering with the seal to suggest it was for Maharashtra, offences under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949. He contended that he was falsely implicated and …
The petitioner, a former partner of M/s New Dhanraj Liquors, sued the other partners and the Maharashtra authorities for a perpetual injunction to prevent them from obtaining a liquor licence in the name of a newly formed partnership, M/s D.R. Distributors. The defendant‑4 filed an application under …
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 …
The petitioner, Deepak R. Mane, filed a writ petition seeking the return of a revolver seized during a 2012 case. He had been acquitted in 2023, and the trial court ordered the weapon be returned to him if he held a valid licence, otherwise to the Collector for disposal. The District Magistrate …
The applicant, Sanjay Dattaram Salgaonkar, filed an anticipatory bail application in connection with FIR No. 8 of 2026 alleging offences under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the Trade Marks Act. The State contended that the applicant was involved in the alleged …
The petitioner, Gauri Manoj Kanichhey, challenged the cancellation of his FL‑III licence (No.2920) by the Collector under Section 137(2) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949. An appeal to the Commissioner of State Excise was dismissed on 22 July 2026. The petitioner then filed a writ petition in …
The High Court considered bail applications filed by Pratik Brijesh Pandey, Pradeep Gupta and Jia Rachel Jacob, who were arrested in connection with offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 and the NDPS Act, 1985. The applicants sought release pending …
The High Court considered bail applications filed by Pratik Brijesh Pandey, Jia Rachel Jacob and Pradeep Gupta, who were arrested in connection with offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 and the NDPS Act, 1985. The applicants sought release on bail …
The High Court considered bail applications filed by Pratik Brijesh Pandey, Pradeep Gupta and Jia Rachel Jacob, who were arrested in connection with offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 and the NDPS Act, 1985. The applicants sought release pending …
The applicant, a hotelier, sought bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with a charge-sheet alleging offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Essential Commodities Act and Maharashtra Prohibition Act. The prosecution’s case rested on the seizure of …
The applicants, Sagar Rajendra Bire and Sudhir Jaggu Kacharavat, filed an anticipatory bail application in connection with a case alleging sale of poisonous liquor under Section 65(e) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 and Sections 123 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Raunak Rahul Khandelwal, who was charged with offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Maharashtra Prohibition Act and the NDPS Act for allegedly supplying ecstasy pills at a music concert that resulted in two deaths and injuries. The …
The petitioners, including Janardhan G. Thorat and the National Restaurant Association of India, filed writ petitions before the Bombay High Court seeking the imposition of a ‘dry day’ and related restrictions on liquor sales in Pune. They relied on earlier interim orders in similar cases from …
The petitioners, including Janardhan G. Thorat and the National Restaurant Association of India, filed writ petitions before the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the Collector of Pune regarding the imposition of a ‘Dry Day’ for liquor sales. They relied on earlier interim orders in similar …
The applicants, Lakhan Lalchand Dhamwani and another, were charged under Section 85(1) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act for allegedly shouting loudly at each other while intoxicated, alleged to breach public peace. The prosecution’s case did not allege any third‑party disturbance or any element of …
The State of Maharashtra alleged that the appellants were members of an organized crime syndicate operating the illegal "Mumbai Matka" gambling network. Police raided a gambling den, recorded confessions of several accused, including the appellants, by an Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl. …
The appellants, holders of liquor licences under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, were sealed after an FIR for home delivery of liquor. The Collector de‑sealed their shops and imposed a compounding fee; the Commissioner State Excise stayed both orders. The appellants filed writ petitions challenging …
