ASHOK SAHADEV PATIL vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

P.H. Jayani 09 WP4750.2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 4750 OF 2025 Ashok Sahadev Patil …. Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra …. Respondent Mr. A.N. Mishra i/b. SAVJ Law Solutions for the Petitioner. Ms. Supriya Kak, APP for the Respondent – State. Mr. Ghadage, PSI, Meghawadi Police Station, Mumbai, present. CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL AND SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ. DATED : 07th OCTOBER, 2025 JUDGMENT : PER (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) :- 1) This is a Petition for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus in connection with the detention of the Petitioner in C.R.No.449/2022 registered at Meghwadi Police Station, Mumbai on 26/07/2022 under Section 376 of IPC; Sections 4, 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and; under Sections 5 and 9 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. 2) Heard Mr. A.N. Mishra, learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Ms. Supriya Kak, learned APP for the Respondent – State. 3) The main contention raised by the learned Counsel for the Petitioner is that, there is violation of Article 22 of the Constitution of India and there is also violation of Sections