Aakash Santosh Bhale vs State Of Maharashtra And Ors

Case Significance

Aakash Santosh Bhale vs State Of Maharashtra And Ors is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 11, 2024 (citation: ik-135051818). The petitioner, detained under the MPDA Act by the Commissioner of Pune City, challenged his detention order on grounds of lack of continuity in offences and snapping of live link between the last crime and the detention order. The Court quashed the detention order, finding that the offences lacked continuity to justify invoking the MPDA Act and the detaining authority's explanation for the gap between the last crime and the detention order was unsatisfactory, resulting in a snapping of the l The bench comprised Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande. The judgment was delivered by Justice Manjusha Deshpande. Counsel appearing: Premkumar Mishra (counsel for petitioner), Rohit Karanjawne (counsel for petitioner), Ruchira Karve (counsel for petitioner), S. V. Gavand (counsel for respondent), Varuna Gode (counsel for petitioner).