NILESH ALIAS NICKY HARSHLAL DINGRA vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS — WP/4044/2025

Case under Constitution of India Section 226, 227, 14, 21. Next hearing: 08th May 2026.

Next hearing 08-May-2026

CNR: HCBM010397752025

Filing Number

WP/15035/2025

Filing Date

22-Jul-2025

Registration No

WP/4044/2025

Registration Date

22-Jul-2025

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice N. J. Jamadar

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice N. J. Jamadar

Bench Type

Single

Category

CRIMINAL ( 9 )

Sub-Category

Seeking Directions ( 105 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Last updated 12-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226, 227, 14, 21
Bombay Police Act Section 60

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NILESH ALIAS NICKY HARSHLAL DINGRA

    Adv. Raju Suryawanshi

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

  2. 2.ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

  3. 3.DEPUTY COMMISSIONE OF POLICE

  4. 4.DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

Case History

  1. 08-May-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 08-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. J. JamadarView PDF

    Case Summary: WP/4044/2025 The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition and quashed both the externment order (July 12, 2024) and the appellate order (January 30, 2025). The court found that the externment order under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, lacked proper legal foundation: (1) substantial time gap weakened the link between old crimes and the externment measure; (2) confidential witness statements were unverified and general in nature, with no recorded subjective satisfaction that witnesses feared for safety; and (3) most critically, the authority failed to record reasons justifying the maximum two-year externment period, violating Supreme Court precedent requiring documented subjective satisfaction for such restrictions on fundamental rights. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 08-May-2026

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. J. Jamadar

  4. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. J. JamadarView PDF

  5. 30-Sep-2025

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak

  6. 07-Aug-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. ModakView PDF

  7. 07-Aug-2025

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak

  8. 29-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. ModakView PDF

  9. 29-Jul-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  10. 22-Jul-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/4044/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/4044/2025 The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition and quashed both the externment order (July 12, 2024) and the appellate order (January 30, 2025). The court found that the externment order under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, lacked proper legal foundation: (1) substantial time gap weakened the link between old crimes and the externment measure; (2) confidential witness statements were unverified and general in nature, with no recorded subjective satisfaction that witnesses feared for safety; and (3) most critically, the authority failed to record reasons justifying the maximum two-year externment period, violating Supreme Court precedent requiring documented subjective satisfaction for such restrictions on fundamental rights. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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