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Suresh Bhau Mengal v. the State of Maharashtra

Bombay HC6 Jan 2026WP/4267/2025

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What is this about?

Illegal arrest; remand order challenge; police custody till 12.05.2025; magistrate custody; JMFC Shahapur remand orders 9/5/2025 and 12/05/2025; CR No. 95 of 2025 dated 07/05/2025; Kasara Police Station; BNS 2023 Section 64(1), 64(2)(M), 352, 3(5); bail order dated 21.11.2025 Additional Sessions Judge Kalyan; withdrawal of writ petition; dismissed as withdrawn; Bombay High Court Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Ashwin D. Bhobe, J.; decided 6 January 2026. No merits determination — no citable holding on arrest legality or remand validity.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief; leave to withdraw the Writ Petition granted and the Petition dismissed as withdrawn. ¶23

Suresh Bhau Mengal vs the State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO. 4267 OF 2025

Suresh Bhau Mengal

...Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra

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...Respondent

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Mr. Vivek Rane (Through VC) a/w Mr. Kalpesh Uttam Patil, learned Advocate for the Petitioner.

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Mr. Prasanna P. Malshe, learned A.P.P. for the State/Respondent. PI Mr. Suresh T. Gavit attached to Kasara Police Station is present in the Court.

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CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 6^th JANUARY 2026.

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P.C. :

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By the present Petition, the Petitioner has sought for the following substantive reliefs :-

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“a) This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to hold and declare that, arrest of the Petitioner is illegal and the Petitioner be forthwith released in Crime bearing CR No. 95 of 2025, dated 07/05/2025, registered with Kasara Police Station for offences punishable under Section 64(1), 64(2)(M), 352, 3(5) of BNS 2023.

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b) This Hon'ble Court be pleased to quash and set aside the remand orders dated 9/5/2025 and 12/05/2025 passed by JMFC Shahapur, thereby remanding the Petitioner initially to Police custody till 12.05.2025 and subsequently to

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magistrate custody.”

Mr. Vivek Rane, learned Advocate for the Petitioner appearing through Video Conferencing on instructions from the Petitioner submits that during pendency of this Petition, the Petitioner has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 21.11.2025 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kalyan. He therefore on instructions from the Petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present Petition with liberty to file appropriate proceedings seeking damages from the Respondent.

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Mr. Prasanna Malshe, learned A.P.P. for the State/Respondent does not object for grant of the request made by Mr. Vivek Rane, learned Advocate for the Petitioner.

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In view of the above, leave to withdraw the present Writ Petition is granted.

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Writ Petition No. 4267 of 2025 is dismissed as withdrawn.

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[ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.]

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Digitally signed by GITALAXMI GITALAXMI KRISHNA KRISHNA KOTAWADEKAR KOTAWADEKAR Date: 2026.01.06 21:21:17 +0530

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