JUDGMENT :

1. This revision is preferred by the State of Maharashtra through the Officer-In-charge, Anti Terrorism Squad, Aurangabad Unit, Aurangabad, against the Judgment and order passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad on 25th May 2021 in Criminal Appeal No. 2 of 2021 confirming the order of the learned Juvenile Justice Board, Auranagabad, dismissing application Exhibit 25 in J.C.. No. 160 of 2019 by its order dated 1st October 2019.

2. Facts leading to this application are that Vijayant Shankarlal Jaiswal, Officer in-charge of the Anti Terrorist Squad Unit, Aurangabad, received secret information in the last week of August 2018 that some persons had engaged themselves in terrorist activities in Mumbia and Aurangabad areas. He secretly obtained the name, addresses and cell phone numbers of the suspects. He put suspects under surveillance. From the information received, it revealed that one Mohsin Khan and his associates had established a group “Ummat E Mohammadia” and some trusted and like minded persons were made members of the group. It further revealed that some members of the said group were in contact with the handlers of foreign terrorist organizations. V