IN THE HIGH COURT AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1356 OF 2019 Satish s/o. Limbaji Ghobale, Age 39 years, Occu. Labour, R/o. Mahatma Phule Nagar, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani, Present R/o. Khadgaon Road, Prakash Nagar, Latur. ....Petitioner.

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai.

2. The Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Parbhani, Tq. & Dist. Parbhani.

4. The Sub Divisional Police OfÏcer, Sub Division, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani.

5. The Police Inspector, Police Station, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani. ....Respondents.

WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1357 OF 2019 Shubham @ Dada s/o. Dayayand Ghobale, Age 22 years, Occu. Labour, R/o. Mahatma Phule Nagar, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani, Present R/o. Khadgaon Road, Prakash Nagar, Latur. ....Petitioner.

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai.

2. The Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Parbhani, Tq. & Dist. Parbhani.

4. The Sub Divisional Police OfÏcer, Sub Division, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani.

5. The Police Inspector, Police Station, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani. ....Respondents.

WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1358 OF 2019 Govind @ Jaypal s/o. Limbaji Ghobale, Age 38 years, Occu. Labour, R/o. Mahatma Phule Nagar, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani, Present R/o. Khadgaon Road, Prakash Nagar, Latur. ....Petitioner.

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai.

2. The Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Parbhani, Tq. & Dist. Parbhani.

4. The Sub Divisional Police OfÏcer, Sub Division, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani.

5. The Police Inspector, Police Station, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani. ....Respondents.

WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1359 OF 2019 Raosaheb s/o.Dnyanoba Nagargoje, Age 49 years, Occu. Agri., R/o. Tokwadi, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani, Present R/o. Pangaon, Tq. Renapur, Dist. Latur. ....Petitioner.

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai.

2. The Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Parbhani, Tq. & Dist. Parbhani.

4. The Sub Divisional Police OfÏcer, Sub Division, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani.

5. The Police Inspector, Police Station, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani. ....Respondents.

WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1360 OF 2019 Dayanand @ Bhurya Rukhmaji Ghobale, Age 45 years, Occu. Labour, R/o. Mahatma Phule Nagar, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani, Present R/o. Pangaon, Tq. Renapur, Dist. Latur. ....Petitioner.

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai.

2. The Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Parbhani, Tq. & Dist. Parbhani.

4. The Sub Divisional Police OfÏcer, Sub Division, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani.

5. The Police Inspector, Police Station, Gangakhed, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani. ....Respondents. Mr. E.P. Sawant h/f. Mr. M.P. Kale, Advocate for petitioners.

Mr. R.D. Sanap, APP for respondent Nos. 1 to 5.

CORAM : T.V. NALAWADE AND K.K. SONAWANE, JJ.

DATED : 04/10/2019.

JUDGMENT : [PER T.V. NALAWADE, J.]

1) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent, heard both the sides for final disposal.

2) All the five proceedings are filed against the common order bearing No. 1236/DCRB/Externment-3/19 dated 11.4.2019 passed by the District Superintendent of Police, Parbhani (acting as S.D.M.). The order is passed under section 55 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act' for short). The order of externment is