BABULAL PARATE versus STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS.

BABULAL PARATE versus STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS.

Section 144 of CrPC is not unconstitutional; its restrictions are temporary, imposed in emergencies, judicial in nature, and fall within reasonable limits prescribed by Article 19(2) and (3). The District Magistrate’s order is not vague or unreasonably restrictive, and judicial review is available under the law.

Parties
Petitioner: Babulal Parate; Respondents: State of Maharashtra and Others
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
12 January 1961
Procedural Posture
Petition Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Fundamental Rights, Public Order, Restrictions on Assemblies, Constitutional Validity of Section 144 Cr PC
Constitutional Law Criminal Procedure Fundamental Rights Public Order Restrictions on Assemblies Constitutional Validity of Section 144 Cr PC

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Parties

Babulal Parate

Petitioner

State of Maharashtra and Others

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Petition Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code is unconstitutional due to conferring wide and unguided powers contravening Article 19(1)(a) and (b) of the Constitution
  2. 2 Whether the order of District Magistrate violated fundamental rights by placing unreasonable restrictions
  3. 3 Whether there is an effective judicial review of magistrate orders under section 144

Ratio Decidendi

Section 144 of CrPC is not unconstitutional; its restrictions are temporary, imposed in emergencies, judicial in nature, and fall within reasonable limits prescribed by Article 19(2) and (3). The District Magistrate’s order is not vague or unreasonably restrictive, and judicial review is available under the law.

Court Disposition

petition dismissed

Orders

  • Petition under Article 32 dismissed.
  • No special leave granted in related petition.