Shabir Javed Jafari v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), Writ Petition No. 687 of 2026, Shabir Javed Jafari v. State of Maharashtra & Anr., coram N. J. Jamadar J., decided 20 February 2026. Challenge to externment order dated 18 September 2025 passed by the Competent Authority under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951; petition disposed of in view of efficacious statutory appeal under Section 60 before the Divisional Commissioner; appellate authority requested to decide the appeal within six weeks if filed within two weeks. Advocates: Vinayak Shelar i/by Trushna Shah (Petitioner); D J Haldankar, APP (Respondent-State). Keywords: externment, Maharashtra Police Act, Section 55, Section 60, alternative remedy, Divisional Commissioner.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to prefer an appeal against the impugned externment order before the Divisional Commissioner under Section 60 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951; request to the Appellate Authority to hear and decide the appeal expeditiously, preferably within six weeks, if filed within two weeks.