SWAPNIL BALASAHEB PAWAR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS — WP/6077/2025

Case under Constitution of India Section 226,227,14,19,21,22. Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 16th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM010592182025

Filing Number

WP/23033/2025

Filing Date

17-Nov-2025

Registration No

WP/6077/2025

Registration Date

17-Nov-2025

Judge

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. Chandak

Coram

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. Chandak

Bench Type

Division

Category

CRIMINAL ( 9 )

Sub-Category

DETENTION ( 17 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Decision Date

16-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed

Last updated 25-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226,227,14,19,21,22
Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug-offender, Dangerous Persons and Video Pirates Act (Maharashtra) Section 3(2)
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 110,115(5),333,352,351(2),324(4)
Police Act (Maharashtra) Section 37(1)(C),135,142
Criminal Law (Amendment) Act Section 3,7
Arms Act Section 4,25

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SWAPNIL BALASAHEB PAWAR

    Adv. ROKADE NARAYAN GOPINATH

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

  2. 2.COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

  3. 3.JAIL SUPERINTENDT

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 16-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. ChandakView PDF

    The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition challenging Mr. Swapnil Balasaheb Pawar's detention order passed under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981. The court found sufficient material on record, including his criminal antecedents, recent crimes (illegal possession of weapons and assault), and confidential witness statements describing his involvement in extortion and terrorizing the neighborhood, to justify classifying him as a "Dangerous Person" with a direct nexus between past conduct and future crime prevention. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 16-Apr-2026

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. Chandak

  4. 15-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. ChandakView PDF

  5. 15-Apr-2026

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  6. 09-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  7. 09-Mar-2026

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  8. 04-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  9. 04-Mar-2026

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  10. 17-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  11. 17-Feb-2026

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  12. 11-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  13. 11-Feb-2026

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  14. 10-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  15. 10-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  16. 17-Nov-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/6077/2025

casestatus.in Summary

The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition challenging Mr. Swapnil Balasaheb Pawar's detention order passed under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981. The court found sufficient material on record, including his criminal antecedents, recent crimes (illegal possession of weapons and assault), and confidential witness statements describing his involvement in extortion and terrorizing the neighborhood, to justify classifying him as a "Dangerous Person" with a direct nexus between past conduct and future crime prevention. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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