Rijaul Anwar Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Rijaul Anwar Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra, Writ Petition No. 1465 of 2026, Bombay High Court (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), decided 28 April 2026 by Sarang V. Kotwal and Sandesh D. Patil, JJ. Petition disposed of; statements recorded and accepted: release of Petitioner's wife from Holding Centre on humanitarian grounds (nine-month-old child); conditions of twice-weekly police station reporting and sharing mobile location with Naya Nagar Police Station officers for two months; State reserved right to take future action in accordance with law.
What did the court decide?
Immediate release of the Petitioner's wife from the Holding Centre on humanitarian grounds, subject to her reporting to the police station twice a week and sharing her mobile location with Police Officers of Naya Nagar Police Station for two months; the Authorities free to take future action in accordance with law.