JYOTIRMAYSINHJI UPENDRASINHJI JADEJA vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2540 OF 2025 Jyotirmayasinhji Upendrasinhji Jadeja, ] Age : 43 years, Occ.: Self-Employed, ] R/at : Hawa Mahal, Gondal, Rajkot, ] Gujarat – 360311 ] .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra ] 2. Damini Kumari Narhari Pratap Singh, ] Age : 46 years, Occ.: Part-time Office Work] Last resided at : C/o. Bhuvneshwari Kumari,] 44 Venus Apartment, 4th Floor, ] SK Barodawala Marg, Altamont Road, ] Mumbai – 400 026. ] ..Respondents Mr. Aman Hingorani, Senior Advocate, with Ms. Sushmita Sherigar and Ms. Krishna Barot, Advocates for the Petitioner. Mr. Vikramaditya Deshmukh with Ms. Priya Chaubey, i/by Ms. Sapana Rachure, Advocates for Respondent No.2. CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, JJ. Reserved on : 6th November 2025 Pronounced on : 18th December 2025 JUDGMENT (PER: GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.) 1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith and the 1/27 WP-2540-25.Final.odt Dixit matter is heard finally with the consent of the parties. 2. The Petitioner is an Indian citizen. Respondent no.2 is his wife and a citizen of Germany, holding a German passport. The Petitioner has filed th