ANNA MARUTI SHINDE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

2024. The petitioner’s son, now deceased-Akshay Shinde was accused of the aforesaid offence and a crime bearing C.R. No.380/2024 was registered against him with the Badlapur (East) Police Station, Thane, alleging offences punishable under Sections 65(2), 74, 75, 76 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (`BNS’) along with Sections 4(2), 8 and 10 of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (‘POCSO’) Act. Akshay Shinde was arrested on 17th August 2024 and was in judicial custody in Taloja Central Jail in the said C.R. C.R. No.391/2024 was also registered against him under Sections 65(2), 74, 75, 76 of the BNS along with Sections 4(2), 8, 10 and 21(2) of the POCSO Act. Thus, two separate C.Rs were registered against Akshay Shinde for the two incidents that took place in the school. Both, the said CRs were transferred from Badlapur (East) Police Station to the Crime Branch, Thane on 7th September 2024. Later, another C.R., being C.R. No.409/2024 was registered against Akshay Shinde, with the Boisar Police Station at the instance of his wife, SQ Pathan 2/44 8-WP-4107-2024.doc for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 377, 324, 323 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code (`IPC