IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2257 WRIT PETITION NO. 2257 WRIT PETITION NO. 2257 OF 2005 OF 2005 OF 2005 Devanand Janakiram Pathak. .. ..Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and others. .. .. .. ..Respondents ---- Shri. Vinod Jadhav, i/b Shri. Sachin Kadam, for the Petitioner. Smt. V. R. Bhosale, A. P. P., for the Respondent- State. Shri. M. U. Pande, Advocate, for Respondents Nos. 3 and 4. ---- CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: S.B.MHASE & S.B.MHASE & S.B.MHASE & S.R.SATHE, S.R.SATHE, S.R.SATHE, JJ. JJ. JJ. DATE DATE DATE : : : SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 P. P. P. C. C. C. 1. Respondents Nos. 3 and 4 are before the Court. Neetu Ramratan Agrawal is present. She states that she is 28 years of age and reside at Goregaon, Bombay. She further states that she is not married with the petitioner and that she has not been confined by respondents Nos. 3 and 4 or anybody. She further states that she desires to stay with her parents. She further states that she was never confifned. 2. This hapeas corpus petition has been filed for the purpose of the production and release of the said Neetu Ramratan Agrawal since she is in confinement at the hands of respondents Nos. 3 and 4. However, from her statement recorded in the open Court, we are satisfied that she has not been confined. Since she desires to stay with her parents - respsondent No. 3, we allow her to stay as per her wish and choice. The petition is - 2 - 2 - 2 - disposed of accordingly. 3. The order of warrant dated 21-9-2005 is, therefore, hereby recalled. ( S. R. SATHE, J.) S. R. SATHE, J.) S. R. SATHE, J.) ( S. B. MHASE, J.) S. B. MHASE, J.) S. B. MHASE, J.)