1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2917 OF 2009 Mr. Mukund @ Amol Arun Takalkar. ... Petitioner. V/s. Dy. Commissioner of Police (Zone), Nasik Town and Anr. ... Respondents. Mr. U.N. Tripathi for the Petitioner. Ms. A.T. Jhaveri, APP for the Respondents. CORAM : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. DATED : 12th JANUARY 2010. P.C. :- The Appellate Authority has reduced the period of externment from two years to one year. The order of the Externing Authority is dated 8th June 2009. The Petitioner has remained out of Nasik District, the area from which he was externed from 8th June 2009 till date. Considering the fact that the order of the Appellate Authority is dated 18th September 2009 and in the peculiar facts of this case, interest of justice would be served if the period of externment is further reduced. Accordingly, the Petitioner to stand externed from the areas in question till 31st January 2010, after which date, he shall present himself before the Nasik City Police Station and execute the necessary bond of peace and good behaviour. The Petition is allowed in the aforesaid terms. (S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J.)