Santosh Bhavsing Rathod Vs the State of Maharashtra Thr Its Secretary Home Department Mumbai — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Santosh Bhavsing Rathod Vs the State of Maharashtra Thr Its Secretary Home Department Mumbai — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR

CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 223/2025 (Akshay Bhaskar Sahare Vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr.) WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NOS. 227/2025, 272/2025, 309/2025, 324/2025, 348/2025, 388/2025, 408/2025, 435/2025, 440/2025, 449/2025, 454/2025, 480/2025, 503/2025, 508/2025, 510/2025, 520/2025, 521/2025, 522/2025, 525/2025, 555/2025, 560/2025, 575/2025, 579/2025, 593/2025, 598/2025, 612/2025, 639/2025, 687/2025, 734/2025

Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders

WRIT PETITION NO. 223/2025

Mr. M.N. Ali, Counsel for the petitioner/s.

Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. S.S. Doifode, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 227/2025

Mr. S.K. Lambat, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. S.S. Doifode, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 272/2025

Mr. Shahrukh Shafik Sheikh, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. S.S. Doifode, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 309/2025

Mr. A.A. Krishnan, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. S.A. Ashirgade, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 324/2025

Mr. M.N. Ali, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. S.S. Doifode, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 348/2025

Mr. M.N. Ali, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. A.B. Badar, A.P.P. for the State.

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WRIT PETITION NO. 388/2025

Mr. M.N. Ali, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. K.R. Lule, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 408/2025

Mr. Prateek Sharma with Mr. Pradyumna Sharma, Counsel for the petitioner/s.

Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. I.J. Damle, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 435/2025

Mr. G.B. Mate, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. S.S. Doifode, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 440/2025

Mr. M.N. Ali, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. S.A. Ashirgade, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 449/2025

Mr. A.M. Gopale, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. S.A. Ashirgade, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 454/2025

Mr. M.N. Ali, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. A.B. Badar, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 480/2025

Mr. S.N. Singh, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Ms R.V. Sharma, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 503/2025

Mr. P.J. Mehta, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. A.R. Chutke, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 508/2025

Mr. P.R. Agrawal, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. S.A. Ashirgade, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 510/2025

Mr. K.S. Motwani, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. A.R. Chutke, A.P.P. for the State.

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WRIT PETITION NO. 520/2025

Mr. S.H. Mansuri, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. A.B. Badar, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 521/2025

Mr. N.S. Padia, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. I.J. Damle, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 522/2025

Mr. N.S. Padia, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. A.R. Chutke, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 525/2025

Mr. M.N. Ali, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. S.S. Doifode, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 555/2025

Mr. Sarnath Sahoo, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. S.A. Ashirgade, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 560/2025

Mr. M.N. Ali, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Ms R.V. Sharma, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 575/2025

Mr. Joseph Bastian, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Ms R.V. Sharma, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 579/2025

Ms M.M. Agrawal, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. S.S. Doifode, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 593/2025

Mr. M.N. Ali, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. K.R. Lule, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 598/2025

Mr. M.N. Ali, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. I.J. Damle, A.P.P. for the State.

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WRIT PETITION NO. 612/2025

Mr. M.N. Ali, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. A.B. Badar, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 639/2025

Mr. Anshuman Deshmukh, Counsel for the petitioner/s (through V.C.).

Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. I.J. Damle, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 687/2025

Mr. M.N. Ali, Counsel for the petitioner/s.

Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. A.R. Chutke, A.P.P. for the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 734/2025

Ms F.N. Haidari h/f Mr. R.M. Daga, Counsel for the petitioner/s. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Senior Counsel/Government Pleader with Mr. A.B. Badar, A.P.P. for the State.

CORAM : ANIL L. PANSARE AND SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, JJ.

DATE : OCTOBER 6, 2025

There occurred inadvertent mistakes in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the judgment dated 30.09.2025. In paragraph 85, the word, “Section 2(c)” shall be replaced by “Section 2(a)”. In paragraph 86, the word, “appeal” shall be replaced by the word, “approval”.

In addition, a sentence in paragraph 86 namely, “and are liable to be quashed and set aside”, shall stand deleted.

3 Corrections shall be made immediately and corrected copy shall be uploaded forthwith.

(Siddheshwar S. Thombre) (Anil L. Pansare, J.)

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