Bombay High Court

MRS.MANPREET BHATIAversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 24 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The transfer of the investigation to Versova Police Station is upheld and the petition is disposed.

Summary

Mrs. Manpreet Bhatia filed a writ petition challenging the transfer of the investigation of Criminal Reference No. 716 of 2024 from Oshiwara Police Station to Versova Police Station. The Respondent State, through the Assistant Police Prosecutor, submitted a communication from the Deputy Commissioner of Police directing Inspector Nitin Thete of Versova to continue the investigation. The Court examined whether the petitioner's grievance regarding this transfer warranted relief. Finding that the transfer was duly authorized and no substantive infirmity was demonstrated, the Court held that the petitioner's grievance was redressed. Consequently, the petition was disposed of, with the Court granting the petitioner liberty to point out any further lacunae to the newly appointed Investigation Officer if necessary. The order was pronounced by Judges A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.

Issues considered

Whether the transfer of investigation of CR No. 716 of 2024 from Oshiwara to Versova Police Station is lawful and proper
Whether the petitioner is entitled to any relief against the said transfer

Subjects

investigation transfer
writ petition
police jurisdiction
criminal procedure

Judgment

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                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                         CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                          WRIT PETITION NO. 6036 OF 2025


                   Mrs.Manpreet Bhatia                                   … Petitioner

                            V/s.

                   The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                       … Respondents



                   Mr.Krishna Shukla a/w. Ms.Vaishnavi Dalvi i/b. Mr.Pranil Sonawane for the
                   Petitioner.
                   Mr.Ashish I. Satpute, APP, for the Respondent-State.
                   Mr.Sachin Patil, PI, Oshiwara Police Station, Mumbai, present.
                   Mr.Nitin Thete, PI, Varsova Police Station, Mumbai, present.


                                                      CORAM :     A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                                  KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                                        DATE :    24th September, 2026

                   P.C.:-

                   1)              Learned APP on instructions from Deputy Commissioner of

                   Police, North region, Mumbai submitted that, the investigation of present

                   crime, i.e. C.R. No. 716 of 2024 registered with Oshiwara Police Station is
ASHWINI
PRASAD
NARHIRE
                   transferred to Versova Police Station Mumbai and Police Inspector Shri Nitin
Digitally signed
by ASHWINI
PRASAD
NARHIRE
Date: 2026.10.05
16:18:54 +0530
                   Thete is directed to conduct further investigation in that behalf. The

                   photocopy of the said communication is produced on record.

                   2)              In view of the above, the grievance of the Petitioner as of today


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is redressed.

                Petition is accordingly disposed off.

3)              We however grant liberty to the Petitioner to point out lacunae

in the investigation to the newly appointed Investigation Officer, if she finds

it necessary.

3)              Petition is disposed off in the aforesaid terms.



           (KAMAL KHATA, J.)                      (A.S. GADKARI, J.)




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