-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3348 OF 2011 Suresh Dattaram Chauhan. ..Petitioner. Versus State of Maharashtra & Others. ..Respondents. Mr. M. A. Chaudhari i/b Hanuman B. Laxmipalli for the petitioner. Mr. H. J. Dedia, APP. Coram : RANJIT MORE, J. Date : December 5, 2011. P. C. : 1. Heard Mr. Chaudhari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Nakhwa, learned APP. 2. This petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is filed challenging the order of externment passed under section 56 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951. The order passed by the Competent Authority is confirmed by the Appellate Authority. 3. The Competent Authority before passing the externment order, had given opportunity to the petitioner to show cause. After taking into consideration the reply filed by the petitioner, the Competent Authority came to the conclusion that the movements/acts of the petitioner are causing alarm, danger or srp -: 2 :- harm to the persons or property of the people living in the said area. The subjective satisfaction is also recorded that there are sufficient grounds to extern the petitioner since he is engaged in the commission of the offence punishable under the provisions of Chapter–XII, XVI or XVII. The further subjective satisfaction that the witnesses are not coming forward due to terror created by the petitioner is also recorded. The Competent Authority relied upon the in-camera statements. In the past also, similar action was taken against the petitioner. Despite this, the petitioner has not improved and continued to indulge in the criminal activities. The petitioner is externed for the period of one year. Taking overall circumstances of the case into consideration, I do not find that any case is made out to interfere with the impugned order. In the circumstances, writ petition is dismissed. (RANJIT MORE, J.)