Mangesh Siddharth Jadhav vs The State Of Maharashtra And Others

Case Significance

Mangesh Siddharth Jadhav vs The State Of Maharashtra And Others is a Bombay High Court decision dated November 11, 2024 (citation: ik-22819395). The petitioner challenged his detention order under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act (MPDA) passed by the Commissioner of Police, Aurangabad, along with the approval and confirmation orders. The Court found that the offences relied upon by the detaining authority revealed only a law and order situation, not disturbance to public order, and there was insufficient material to categorize the petitioner as a dangerous person or bootlegger. The detention order was quashed and The bench comprised Justices R.W. Joshi and Vibha V. Kankanwadi. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vibha V. Kankanwadi. Counsel appearing: N. R. Dayama (counsel for respondent), P. D. Jadhav (counsel for petitioner), S. G. Magre (counsel for petitioner).