JUDGMENT - V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.:---By this petition, the petitioners have challenged the order dated 26-5-2000, passed by the respondent No. 3 Principal of Government Polythechnic College, Gadchiroli, in exercise of his powers under section 6 of the Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1999 (hereinafter for the sake of brevity, referred to as 'the Act').

2. The facts, giving rise to the instant petition, stated in briefly, are that: the petitioners, who are senior students of the Government Polytechnic College, Gadchiroli, in violation of the provisions of the Act, violated personal sanctity of one Mr. Ravikumar s/o Baliram Dakhane, respondent No. 4 herein, a 19 years old student of the Polytechnic College, by subjecting him to ragging, which resulted in physical and mental injury to the said student, who and his parents complained of about it to the police and the police, after investigation into the matter, have filed charge-sheet in the Court for prosecuting the present petitioners under the provisions of section 323 of Indian Penal Code and other related offences. After having noticed the charge-sheet filed against the petitioners, the respondent No. 3 Principal of the College,

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