Mala Awadhbihari Bharadwaj and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court; Criminal Writ Petition No.1676 of 2025; Mala Awadhbihari Bharadwaj & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.; Kotwal & Chandak JJ.; 26.09.2025; leave to amend writ petition; challenge to order taking cognizance; deletion of Article 226 Constitution of India reference from cause title; conversion of Criminal Writ Petition into appropriate Criminal Application; placement before appropriate Single Judge Bench; reliance on orders dated 11.09.2025 in Crl. W.P. No.3901 of 2021 and 09.09.2025 in Crl. W.P. No.2056 of 2025; no stay operating in favour of Petitioners; Kondhava police station; procedural/administrative order, no substantive adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Procedural order: leave granted to amend the petition (annex the order taking cognizance; add prayer and grounds challenging it; delete the Article 226 reference from the cause title); amendment within four weeks; office to permit conversion into an appropriate Criminal Application and to place the matter before the appropriate Single Judge Bench; clarified that no stay operates in favour of the Petitioners.