DR SHREYAS DILIP MANDRE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

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Gokhale 1 of 28 901-WP-3950-23 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3950 OF 2023 Dr. Shreyas Dilip Mandre ..Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents __________ Ms. Avani Bansal a/w. Ms. Parika Singh, Aryan Chourasia and Rishi Thakur for Petitioner. Ms. Mahalakshmi Ganapathy, Addl.PP for State/Respondent No.1. Mr. Wesley Menezes a/w. Waqaar Pathan, Hemali Mehta Tejani and Yash Athre i/b. Saamya Partners for Respondent No.2. __________ CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ. RESERVED ON : 18 APRIL 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 29 APRIL 2026 JUDGMENT: (PER SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) 1. Heard Ms. Avani Bansal, learned counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. Wesley Menezes, learned counsel for the Respondent No.2 and Ms. Mahalakshmi Ganapathy, learned APP for the State-Respondent No.1. 2. The petition is filed with the following two main prayers (a) and (b): Digitally signed by VINOD VINOD BHASKAR BHASKAR GOKHALE GOKHALE Date: 2026.04.29 11:31:57 +0530 2 of 28 901-WP-3950-23 (a) “That this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue Writ of Habeas Corpus or any other Writ, thereby directing the Respondent No.2/Respondents to produce the Petitioner’s Child ‘N’ before this Hon’ble Court forthwith; (b) That this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue Writ of Habeas Corpus or any other appropriate Writ, thereby directing the Respondent No.2/Respondents that all steps be taken by the Respondent No.2/Respondents to return the child to the United Kingdom as per the orders dated 20/10/2023 and 17/11/2023 passed by Hon’ble Family Court of Justice, Family Division England, United Kingdom, in case No. FD 23 P 00382, who continues in the illegal custody of the Respondent No.2.” 3. The brief facts leading to filing of the present