1 wp-2005-10.sxw dgm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2005 OF 2010 Vasant Dadappa Kambale & anr. .... Petitioners vs The State of Maharashtra & anr. .... Respondents Mr. Jayesh Kocheta i/by Mr.Subhash Hylyalkar for the petitioners. Dr. F.R. Shaikh, APP for the State. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE & ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. DATE : 10th August, 2010 P.C.: The petitioners are the parents of the victim girls who were trafficked and arrested by the Sangli police. They came to be admitted at Sou.Sunderbai Shankarlal Maloo Girls Observation Home, Sangli on 24.10.2008. They were subsequently shifted to Special Home for Girls at Deonar, Mumbai. The elder daughter is completed 18 years of age, whereas the younger daughter is still minor. They do not know Marathi as they are the permanent resident of village : Malali, taluka: Mudhol, District: Bagalkot in Karnataka State. While at Deonar, they have undergone a vocational training in hotel management. 2 As directed by us, both the girls were produced before us on the last date and we talked to them in chamber. They have expressed their deep desire to join the petitioners. Both the petitioners are present before us and they have assured, 2 wp-2005-10.sxw through their learned counsel, that the petitioners would ensure their welfare and take all precautions so that the past is not repeated. 3 Ms.Pratibha Ovale, Probation Officer, Special Home for Girls at Deonar is present in Court. 4 We, therefore, allow the petition and direct the Superintendent of the Special Home for Girls at Deonar, Mumbai to hand over the custody of the petitioners two daughters namely; Mahadevi and Geeta by tomorrow i.e. 11.08.2010. The parents will furnish the bonds. (ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.) ( B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.)