IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2789 OF 2010

1. Virendranath B. Tiwari, 46, Islam Building, 16A, 1^st floor, Veer Nariman Road, Opp: Akbarally’s Fort, Mumbai-400 023 …Petitioner Versus

1. State of Maharashtra Through the Public Prosecutor, Bombay High Court

2. Chitra Shalunkhe

1B/1, Goodearth Society, Road no. 2, Sindhi Society, Chembur, Mumbai – 400 071

3. Commissioner of Police Crawford Market, Mumbai-400 001

4. Shri. Vilash Marathe, Asst. Police Commissioner Azad Maidan Police Station, Mumbai

5. Shri. Arjun Shankar Kengar Asst. Inspector of Police Azad Maidan Police Station, Mumbai

6. Senior Inspector of Police MRA Marg Police Station Mumbai ...Respondents Mr. Virendranath B. Tiwari, Petitioner – party in person.

Mr. Rizwan Merchant a/w Ms. Uma Nemlekar, Mr. Saurabh Godbole i/b Mr. Sahil Mahajan, learned Advocates for the Respondent No. 2.

Mr. Sukanta Karmakar, learned APP for the Respondent – State.

CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.

Reserved on : 4^th March, 2026 Pronounced on: : 16^th March, 2026 JUDGMENT :

1. This proceeding is recorded in accordance with the decision of this Court in Hema Suresh Ahuja & Ors v. State of Maharashtra & Anr¹