AMAN @ AMAN JAMIR SHAIKH vs THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS

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Mahesh Chavan WP-1717-2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1717 OF 2025 Aman @ Amaan Jamir Shaikh Age : 23 years, Occ.: Labour, R/o. Flat No.6, ‘C’ Wing, Tangewal Society, Shankar Nagar Pune. … Petitioner V/s. 1. The Commissioner of Police, Pune City, Pune. 2. The State of Maharashtra (Through The Ld. Principal Secretary, Home Department, Mumbai.) 3. The Superintendent, Akola Central Prison, Akola. … Respondents ______________________ Mr. Vikas Shivarkar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Smt. M. M. Deshmukh, Public Prosecutor for the State. Digitally ______________________ signed by SANJAY SANJAY KASHINATH KASHINATH NANOSKAR NANOSKAR Date: CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND 2025.10.15 15:06:21 +0530 RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ. RESERVED ON : 16th SEPTEMBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 15th OCTOBER 2025 JUDGMENT [Per: RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J] :- 1) By the present Petition, the Petitioner has invoked the Writ jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of 1/20 Mahesh Chavan WP-1717-2025.doc India, seeking quashing of the Order of Detention dated 21 st October 2024, being No.Crime/PCB/DET/SAHAKARNAGAR/ SHAIKH/ 843/2024 (Detention Order) passed by the Commissioner of Police, Pune City, Pune i.e the Respondent No.1, under Section 3(2) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers and Persons engaged in Black Marketing of Essential Commodities Act, 1981 (“MPDA Act”). The Petitioner being detained under the said Detention Order, seeks a direction for being released and set at liberty. 2) By an Order dated 7th April 2025, this Court has issued Rule in the petition. The Commissioner of Police,