SANGITA NANDU TORADMAL vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

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dtg J-Wp-839-2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 839 OF 2025 Sangita Nandu Toradmal ] Age 43 years, an Indian, ] residing at Bajrang Wadi ] Nashik Pune Road, Near Shani Mandir ] Dwarka, Nashik ] … Petitioner V/s. 1. The State of Maharashtra ] Through the Secretary ] Home Department (Special), ] Mantralaya, Mumbai – 400 032 ] 2. The Commissioner of Police, ] Nashik City, Nashik ] 3. The Superintendent of Nashik Road, ] Central Prison, Nashik ] … Respondents _______________________________________ Smt. A.M.Z. Ansari a/w Ms. Nasreen Ayubi for Petitioner. Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre, A.P.P. for Respondent-State. _______________________________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ. RESERVED ON : 23rd September 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 17th October 2025 1/11 dtg J-Wp-839-2025.doc JUDGMENT ( Per : A. S. Gadkari, J.) :- 1) Petitioner, i.e. mother of detenue, namely Sanket @ Khoonkhar Dadya Nandu Toradmal, has invoked jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, impugning the Detention Order dated 11 th November 2024, bearing No. D.O.2024/MPDA/DET-14/CB-395, issued by the Respondent No.2, the Commissioner of Police, Nashik (City), Nashik, 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 (Maha.Act No.LV of 1981) (Amendment-1996, 2009 and 2015) (for short “MPDA Act” ). The Respondent No.2 has also passed Committal Order of even date, directing the detenue to be detained in Central Prison, Nashik Road, Nashik. 2) Heard Smt. Ansari, learned Advocate for Petitioner and Smt. Mhatre, lear