Sau. Shobhabai Manohar @ Mohan Koli vs The State Of Maharashtra And Others
Case Significance
Sau. Shobhabai Manohar @ Mohan Koli vs The State Of Maharashtra And Others is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 12, 2024 (citation: ik-50538499). A criminal writ petition challenged the MPDA preventive detention of the petitioner's husband, a bootlegger from Jalgaon, under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act. The Division Bench found the material only established a law and order situation, not disturbance to public order, and the detenu had never been arrested for any of the offences cited in the detention order. The detention, approval, and confirmation orders were quashed and the detenu was ordered released. The bench comprised Justices Rohit W. Joshi and Vibha V. Kankanwadi. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vibha V. Kankanwadi. Counsel appearing: H. P. Randhir (counsel for petitioner), S. A. Gaikwad (counsel for respondent).
Summary
A criminal writ petition challenged the MPDA preventive detention of the petitioner's husband, a bootlegger from Jalgaon, under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act. The Division Bench found the material only established a law and order situation, not disturbance to public order, and the detenu had never been arrested for any of the offences cited in the detention order. The detention, approval, and confirmation orders were quashed and the detenu was ordered released.
What was the outcome of Sau. Shobhabai Manohar @ Mohan Koli vs The State Of Maharashtra And Others?
A criminal writ petition challenged the MPDA preventive detention of the petitioner's husband, a bootlegger from Jalgaon, under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act. The Division Ben...
Judgment
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