Elisheva Eliran Nechama Benishai and Anr. v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: transfer of investigation; interim police protection; C.R. No. 146 of 2025; C.R. No. 145 of 2025 (typographical error); Byculla police station; Dadar police station; Additional Police Commissioner, Central Region, Mumbai; Police Inspector (Crime) Smt. Meena Jagtap; petition disposed of. Parties: Elisheva Eliran Nechama Benishai & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. Bench: Sarang V. Kotwal & Sandesh D. Patil, JJ.; High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; decided 30 January 2026. Advocates: Mihir Gheewala with Abinash Pradhan and Yash Dedhia (instructed by Wadia Ghandy & Co.) for Petitioners; Kranti T. Hiwrale, APP for the State/Respondent.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners given liberty to apply to the appropriate authorities for police protection, to be dealt with in accordance with law and rules; the transfer-of-investigation relief stood satisfied by the administrative order dated 29.01.2026, and the petition was disposed of as nothing further survived.