An Individual Cannot Be Subjected To Preventive Detention Merely For Participating In A Political Rally That Turned Violent: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside the preventive detention order against Nikhil S/o Ganesh Ranjwan, who had been detained under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug-Offenders/ Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers, and Persons Engaged in Black Marketing of Essential Commodities Act (MPDA), 1981. The order was passed by the District Magistrate of Beed on 5th February 2024, based…