Swapnil Vishwas Koli v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: narco test; polygraph test; lie detector test; victim testing; POCSO special case; writ petition filed through jail; Additional Sessions Judge Sangli; relief not directly available by writ; application in trial court; High Court Legal Services Authority Kolhapur professional charges; disposed of. Internal registry number 48-WP-6571-2024. Bench: Madhav J. Jamdar & Pravin S. Patil, JJ. Decision dated April 21, 2026.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is disposed of without directly granting the sought direction; the petitioner remains at liberty to seek the relief by an appropriate application in Special Case (POCSO) No. 69 of 2023. The High Court Legal Services Authority at the Circuit Bench at Kolhapur is to pay the professional charges of the appointed counsel, Ms. Siddheshwari Chavan. ¶¶15