Bombay High Court
SHRAVAN @ AARAN JANARDAN CHAVANversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
- Bench
- SHYAM C CHANDAK
Holding
The Court held that the application is allowed and the Divisional Commissioner must expedite the hearing of the appeal and dispose of it within eight weeks.
Summary
The applicant, Shravan @ Aavan Janardan Chavan, filed a criminal application seeking a direction to the Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Division, Mumbai, to expedite the hearing of his appeal against an Externment Order dated 7 January 2026, which barred him from Greater Mumbai for 18 months. The applicant argued that the order caused severe hardship to him and his dependent mother and that there was insufficient material to justify the externment. The respondent State of Maharashtra opposed the application. After hearing both sides, the Court allowed the application, directing the Divisional Commissioner to hear the appeal and dispose of it within eight weeks of the order’s communication. The application was consequently disposed of on those terms.
Issues considered
- Whether the Externment Order was passed without sufficient material and caused undue hardship to the applicant.
- Whether the Divisional Commissioner should be directed to expedite the hearing and disposal of the appeal against the Externment Order.
Subjects
- externment
- criminal procedure
- expedited hearing
- hardship
- appeal
- High Court
Judgment
P.H. Jayani 20 APL719.2026.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO. 719 OF 2026
Shravan @ Aavan Janardan Chavan …. Applicant
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra and anr. …. Respondents
Mr. Siddharth Gharat i/b. Mr. Nitin Sejpal for the Applicant.
Ms. Megha Bajoria, APP for the Respondent No.1 – State.
CORAM : SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.
DATE : 30th APRIL, 2026
P.C. :-
1) Heard learned Counsel for the respective parties.
2) Present Application seeking a direction to the Divisional
Commissioner, Konkan Division, Mumbai to expedite the hearing of the
Appeal filed by the Applicant against the Order of Externment dated 7 th
January, 2026 passed by the Respondent No.1 – Deputy Commissioner of
Police, Zone – VI, Chembur, Mumbai, thereby, externing the Applicant for
a period of 18 months from the limits of Greater Mumbai.
3) Learned Counsel for the Applicant submitted that the
Externment Order is causing great hardship to the Applicant and his
dependent mother. According to him, there was no sufficient material to
pass the Externment Order.
4) Considering the submissions made by the respective parties,
the following Order is passed :-
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P.H. Jayani 20 APL719.2026.doc
(a) The Application is allowed.
(b) The Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Division,
Mumbai is directed to expedite the hearing of the Appeal filed
by the Applicant against the Order of Externment dated 7 th
January, 2026 and dispose of the said Appeal within a period
of eight weeks from the date of communication of this Order.
5) Application stands disposed of in aforesaid terms.
(SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.)
PREETI
HEERO
JAYANI
Digitally signed by
PREETI HEERO
JAYANI
Date: 2026.04.30
17:19:43 +0530
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