106.Cri.WP.766.2026 1/2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 766 OF 2026 Nasrulla Khan Jabaz Khan & Ors. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ______________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Mr. M.N. Ali, Advocate for the Petitioners. Ms. Shamsi Haider, APP for the Respondents/State. ------------------------------- CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE AND R AJ D. WAKODE , JJ. DATE : 28.09.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. By way of the present writ petition, the petitioners seek to challenge the impugned order dated 27.08.2026 passed by respondent No.2 under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, whereby the petitioners have been externed for a period of six months. 3. Perusal of the grounds raised in the present petition reveal that the impugned order is appealable and that the petitioners have an efficacious statutory remedy of challenging the said order by way of an appeal under Section 60 of the aforesaid Act. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were constrained to approach this Court in view of the pendency of various appeals before the Appellate Authority and considering that the period of externment is only six months. 4. In view of the above, we dispose of the present writ petition with liberty to the petitioners to challenge the 2026:BHC-NAG:12838-DB 106.Cri.WP.766.2026 2/2 impugned order dated 27.08.2026 before the Appellate Authority under Section 60 of the aforesaid Act within a period of one week from today. 5. If such an appeal is filed within a period of one week from today, the Appellate Authority shall consider the same on its own merits and decide it in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of filing of such appeal. 6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. (RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) Vijaykumar Signed by: Mr. Vijay Kumar Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 29/09/2026 12:20:19