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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD

CRIMINAL PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 1 OF 2016

Sangita w/o Yeshwant Tanpure

age 40 years, occ. Household

r/o Bhawana Rushi Housing Society

Shivajinagar, Nagar-Kalyan Road,

Ahmednagar, District Ahmednagar

Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Maharashtra

Through its Chief Secretary

Mantralaya Mumbai 32.

2.

The Secretary,

Home Department,

Mantralaya, Mumbai 32.

3.

The Secretary,

Law and Judiciary Department,

Mantralaya, Mumbai.

4.

The Secretary,

Women and Child Welfare

Department, Mantralaya,

Mumbai.

5.

The Secretary

Social Justice and Special

Assist Department,

Mantralaya, Mumbai 32.

6.

The Chief Director

of Police, Maharashtra State

Mumbai 35.

7.

The Collector,

Collectorate, Ahmednagar.

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8.

The Superintendent of Police

Ahmednagar.

9.

The District Women and

Child Development Offcer,

Ahmednagar.

Respondents

Mr. A.D. Ostwal, Advocate (appointed) for the petitioner.

Mr. S.J. Salgare, APP for all respondents.

CORAM : T.V. Nalawade &

M.G. Sewlikar, JJ.

RESERVED ON : 7^th December, 2020.

PRONOUNCED ON : 19^th January, 2021.

JUDGMENT : ( PER M. G. SEWLIKAR, J.)

1.

Rule. Rule made returnable f