#Maharashtra Police Act 1951

Bombay High Court sets aside an externment order under Section 56 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, ruling that the absence of a live link between dated offences and the externment action, coupled with a one-day show-cause notice, breaches principles of natural justice. The judgment reinforces that preventive detention measures must adhere to procedural fairness and evidentiary relevance.

Bombay High Court quashes an externment order under Section 56 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, ruling that subjective satisfaction must be grounded in objective material. The judgment reinforces judicial review safeguards against arbitrary preventive detention, impacting individuals facing externment proceedings.