# Mumbai Woman vs State Of Maharashtra And Ors

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## Report card

By judgment dated 2 September 2026 in WRIT PETITION NO. 4381 OF 2026, the High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Coram: Sarang V. Kotwal, Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, JJ.) adjudicated the matter concerning 2 police personnel, namely: Senior Inspector of Police, Anti-Extortion Cell, D.C.B., C.I.D., Mumbai; Police Sub-Inspector, Anti-Extortion Cell, D.C.B., C.I.D., Mumbai.

- Register number: MH 01 CW 0052
- Case reference: WRIT PETITION NO. 4381 OF 2026
- Court and date: High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Coram: Sarang V. Kotwal, Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, JJ.), 2 September 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Senior Inspector of Police, Anti-Extortion Cell, D.C.B., C.I.D., Mumbai; Police Sub-Inspector, Anti-Extortion Cell, D.C.B., C.I.D., Mumbai
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 43(5) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Thus, from the record we find that, there is a violation of Section 43(5) of BNSS.” (at para para 10)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding.
- Present status of the proceedings: The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/34670708/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0070)

**Record:** CW-2026-0070 (compiler id CWC-1343); case cop-mh-hc-0
**Title:** Mumbai Woman vs State Of Maharashtra And Ors
**Court:** High Court of Judicature at Bombay; judges: Sarang V. Kotwal; Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale
**Case number / citation:** WRIT PETITION NO. 4381 OF 2026
**Judgment:** 2026-09-02 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2026-08-14 (2026)
**Place:** Mumbai, Maharashtra; police station or unit: Juhu Police Station; Anti-Extortion Cell, D.C.B., C.I.D., Mumbai; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** illegal detention false imprisonment
**Outcome:** Adverse finding (adverse_finding)
**Sections:** Section 43(5) of BNSS
**Officers (gated display forms):** Senior Inspector of Police, Anti-Extortion Cell, D.C.B., C.I.D., Mumbai; Police Sub-Inspector, Anti-Extortion Cell, D.C.B., C.I.D., Mumbai (2 in record)
**Victims:** Mumbai woman (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** None ordered

The High Court held that the petitioner's custody in C.R. No. 1285 of 2026 of Juhu Police Station violated Section 43(5) of the BNSS. The High Court held that the arrest documents did not show the signature of any woman police officer. The High Court ordered that the petitioner be released forthwith in connection with the said case. The High Court declined to grant compensation or damages.

> Thus, from the record we find that, there is a violation of Section 43(5) of BNSS.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/34670708/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** illegal_detention_false_imprisonment
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** para 10
**display title redacted:** Mumbai Woman vs State Of Maharashtra And Ors
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-09-02', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'High Court of Judicature at Bombay', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The High Court of Judicature at Bombay recorded adverse findings against police personnel.', 'disposition': 'adverse finding compensation', 'source': 'WRIT PETITION NO. 4381 OF 2026', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/34670708/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** illegal detention false imprisonment
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** Verified against the cited judgment.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding.

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