RUSHIKESH @ MONYA SHAMRAO WAGHERE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

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Sawant/Chavan/SKN WP- 2291-2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2291 OF 2025 Rushikesh @ Monya Shamrao Waghere Age: 25 years, R/at: Face No-2, Shrivardhan Apartment, Pimparigaon, Pune. At present Yerawada Jail. … Petitioner. V/s. 1. The Commissioner of Police, Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune. 2. The State of Maharashtra (Through Addl. Chief Secretary to Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Home Department, Mumbai – 400 032.) 3. Superintendent, Yerwada Central Prison, Pune. … Respondents. ______________________ Mr. Ganesh Gupta a/w Mr. Sahil Ghorpade, Ms. Roshni Naaz, Mr. Surya P. Gupta, Mr. Madan Khansole, Ms. Priyanka Rathod, Mr. Tushar Gaikwad i/b. G.G. Legal Associates, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri. Shreekant V. Gavand, A.P.P. for the State. ______________________ Digitally signed by CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND SANJAY SANJAY KASHINATH RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ. KASHINATH NANOSKAR NANOSKAR Date: 2026.01.21 15:47:52 +0530 RESERVED ON : 09th OCTOBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 17th OCTOBER 2025 JUDGMENT [Per : RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J] :- 1) By this Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner seeks to quash the Order of Detention, bearing No.Conf. 1/32 Sawant/Chavan/SKN WP- 2291-2025.doc OW.No./PCB/DET/41/2025, Pimpari-Chinchwad, dated 26th February, 2025 passed 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) and also Committal Order of the even date whereby the Petitioner has been detained in the Yerwada Central Prison, Yerwada, Pune. The Petitioner seeks to be released and