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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
SHYAM C.CHANDAK
Tinu Harish Biste – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. basis for externment orders (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. necessity for justification in externment decisions (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 12) |
| 3. implications of the externment orders and the court's final ruling (Para 11 , 13 , 14) |
JUDGMENT :
SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.
Heard learned Counsel for the parties.
2) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of parties, heard finally.
3) This Petition seeks quashing and setting aside of the impugned Order dated 5th January, 2024 passed by Respondent No.1 invoking the provisions of Section 56 (1) (a) (b) of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 (‘the Act’ for short), thereby the Petitioner has been externed for a period of o2 years from the limits of districts Thane, Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburbs, Raigad, Karjat as well as Panvel Taluka, and Order dated 12th April, 2024 passed by Respondent No.2 thereby dismissing Externment Appeal No.10/2024 filed by Petitioner, assailing ‘Order of Externment’.
4) The facts giving rise to this Petition are that, in view of the report of enquiry received from Enquiry Officer-Assistant Commissioner Of Police, Ambernath Division thereby recommending to extern the Petitioner, a notice dated 6th December, 2023 was issu
Externment orders must demonstrate a clear live-link between recent activities and the necessity for such measures.
Externment orders under the Maharashtra Police Act must be supported by objective evidence and cannot infringe upon the fundamental right to free movement without justifiable grounds.
The subjective satisfaction for externment must be based on objective material, and the order must pass all legal tests, including strict compliance with the relevant act and consideration of extraor....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the need for careful application of the provisions of the Maharashtra Police act, 1951, and the importance of subjective satisfaction in externment....
If old offences are pending against the petitioner and in case, the live link is not established between the initiation of externment proceedings and said pending old offences, in that case, the orde....
Externment orders must be based on objective material and specific reasons; failure to consider bail status and due process renders such orders invalid.
The court upheld the externment orders based on the petitioner's involvement in serious criminal activities as a gang leader and the authorities' proper appreciation of the evidence on record.
The court established that externment orders require a clear connection to recent criminal activity and strict adherence to procedural safeguards to protect individual liberties.
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