AKSHAY CHINTAMAN JADHAV v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS
Court: Bombay High Court
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Bombay High Court judgment dated 2026-08-19. AKSHAY CHINTAMAN JADHAV v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1419 OF 2026 Akshay Chintaman Jadhav …Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. …Respondents Mr. Shashikant Chaudhari, Mr. Gyan Prakash Pal, Ms. Snehal S. Chaudhari, Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, Mr. Pranot Pawar, Ms. Ananya Thakoor, Mr. Pranav Thakare i/b. Maharashtra Law Associates, for the Petitioner. Mr. S. V. Walve, APP, for the Respondent-State. Mr. Kishor Shivram Tamboli, PSI, attached to Mandvi Police Station, Vasai Virar Police Commissionerate, present. CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. th DATED : 19 AUGUST 2026 PC:- 1. Heard learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner and learned APP appearing for the Respondent-State. 2. By this Writ Petition, the challenge is to the legality and th validity of the order dated 17 January 2025 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone-3, Mira Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate in Externment Case No.
3 of 2025 as also the th order dated 16 February 2026 passed by the Additional Page 1 Sonali Commissioner of Police, Konkan Division, in Appeal No. 27 of 2025. th By the impugned order dated 17 January 2025, the Petitioner has been externed from Districts – Palghar, Thane, Greater Mumbai and Mumbai Suburb for a period of two years. The said order is confirmed by the Appellate Authority by the impugned order dated th 16 February 2026. Perusal of both these orders shows that the action of externment is taken on the basis of the following eight crimes registered against the Petitioner: Sr. FIR No. FIR Date Trial Court Details Chargesheet No. Status 1. 35/2023 03/02/2023 RCC No. 1003/2023 Chargesheet is First Date filed-Awaiting 23/05/2023 Summons Next Date 02/11/2026 2. 75/2023 18/03/2023 RCC No. 2241/2023 Chargesheet is First Date filed-Awaiting 03/10/2023 Summons Next Date 11/01/2027 3. 189/2023 29/07/2023 RCC No.
2114/2024 - First Date 27/11/2024 Last Date 16/04/2026 Next Date 12/10/2026 4. 124/2023 05/05/2023 RCC No. 1756/2024 Chargesheet is First Date filed-Awaiting 22/08/2024 Summons Last Date Page 2 Sonali 15/06/2026 Next Date 07/12/2026 5. 156/2016 - RCC No. 373/2018 - 6. 363/2014 - RCC No. 1134/2016 - First Date 30/09/2016 Last Date 23/06/2026 Next Date 07/01/2027 7. 467/2014 - RCC No. 2898/2016 - First Date 22/09/2016 Last Date 22/02/2026 Next Date 10/09/2026 8. 204/2012 - - 3. Perusal of the above chart shows that the FIRs were registered in the year 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2023. Last FIR is th registered on 29 July 2023. Thereafter, three Show Cause Notices th were issued. The first Show Cause Notice is dated 6 August 2024, nd the second Show Cause Notice is dated 22 August 2024 and the st third Show Cause Notice is dated 31 December 2024.
Even if the first Show Cause Notice is taken into consideration, which is dated th 6 August 2024, then also there is a delay of more than one year in initiating externment action. Therefore, there cannot be any live- Page 3 Sonali link between the externment action and the FIR registered. th Accordingly, the impugned order dated 17 January 2025 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone-3, Mira Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate in Externment Case No. 3 of th 2025 and the order dated 16 February 2026 passed by the Additional Commissioner of Police, Konkan Division, in Appeal No. 27 of 2025 are quashed and set aside. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. [MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. ] Digitally signed by SONALI SONALI MILIND PATIL MILIND Date: PATIL 2026. 08. 24 10:59:58 +0530 Page 4 Sonali
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