MOHAMMAD YUSUF vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

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:1: 8. WP 707 of 2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 707 OF 2025 Mohammad Yusuf Age 52 years, Survey No. 143, Gali No. 03, Golden Nagar, Malegaon, Dist. Nashik. …..Petitioner (Father of the detenue) Shahabaz Ahmed Mohammad Yusuf @ Commando (Detenue) Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Secretary, Home Department (Special) Mantralaya, Mumbai – 400 032. 2. The District Magistrate, Nashik. 3. The Superintendent of Nashik Road Centre Prison, Nashik. .….Respondents ----- Ms. Aisha Z. Ansari - Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S. V. Gavand - APP for the Respondent-State. ----- CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & S.M. MODAK, JJ. DATE : 21st MARCH 2025 JUDGMENT : (Per SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) 1. This is a petition filed by the father of the detenue-Shahabaz Ahmed Mohammad Yusuf @ Commando challenging the detention order 1 of 7 Digitally signed SEEMA by SEEMA KSHITIJ Seema KSHITIJ YELKAR Date: YELKAR 15:33:24 +0530 2025.03.27 :2: 8. WP 707 of 2025.odt bearing no. Desk–1/POL-1/MPDA/2024 dated 30.07.2024 issued by the Respondent No. 2-the District Magistrate, Nashik. 2. The detention order is passed under the provisions of Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers and Persons engaged in Black-marketing Essential Commodities Act, 1981(for short M.P.D.A.). The date of the detention is 30 th July 2024. Vide a separate committal order the Petitioner was directed to be detained in Nashik Central Prison Nashik. 3. Heard Shri Ansari learned Advocate for the Petitioner and learned APP Shri Gavand for the Respondent No. 1-State. 4. The detenue was served with the grounds of detention dated 30.07.2024. There was a list of nine re