VINOD TULJARAM BANDICHODE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

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dtg 76-Wp-2660-2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2660 OF 2025 Vinod Tuljaram Bandichode ] Age : 27 years, Occupation – Nil, ] Residing At – Behind Vaibhav ] Talkies, Kamthe Wasti, Hadapsar, Pune ] (At present is in Sambhajinagar ] Central Prison) ] … Petitioner V/s. 1. The State of Maharashtra ] Through Additional Chief ] Secretary (Home), Government ] of Maharashtra, Home Department ] (Special) Mantralaya, Mumbai. ] 2. Commissioner of Police, Pune, ] Office of Commissioner of Police ] Pune, Maharashtra ] 3. The Superintendent of Aurangabad ] Central Prison, Aurangabad ] 4. The Inspector of Police, ] Hadapsar Police Station, Pune ] … Respondents _______________________________________ Mr. Shailesh Kharat a/w Mr. Onkar Chaudhari and Mr. Vishwajeet Nimbalkar for Petitioner. Mr. Shreekant V. Gavand, A.P.P. for Respondent-State. _______________________________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ. DATE : 13th October 2025 1/6 dtg 76-Wp-2660-2025.doc JUDGMENT : (Per : A.S. Gadkari, J.) :- 1) The detenue has filed this Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, impugning the Detention Order dated 10 th January 2025, bearing OW. NO./CRIME PCB/DET/HADAPSAR/BANDICHODE /18/2025, issued by Respondent No.2, 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 Essential Commodities Act, 1981 (Maha.Act No.LV of 1981) (Amendment-1996, 2009, 2015) (for short “MPDA Act” ) and the Committal Order of even date, directing detention of the Petitioner in the Aurangabad Central Prison, Aurangabad. 2) Heard Mr. Kharat, learned counsel for