#Maharashtra Prohibition Act

Bombay HC quashes preventive detention of a bootlegger under MPDA Act, ruling that mere production of country liquor without hazardous material fails to breach public order. The judgment underscores the need for material nexus to public safety in preventive detention cases.

Bombay HC Nagpur Bench reiterates that anticipatory bail under Section 65(a) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act cannot be denied solely based on the accused's habitual offender status. The court emphasized that custodial interrogation must be justified by specific evidence, not past conduct alone, reinforcing bail jurisprudence under criminal law.

Bombay High Court strikes down Rules 23-62 of Bombay Denatured Spirit Rules, 1959, holding they exceed legislative authority and violate constitutional limits on state power.