SMITA SHANKAR KATKAR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS — WP/2421/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Next hearing: 23rd June 2026.

CNR: HCBM010227102026

Next Hearing

23rd June 2026

Filing Number

WP/9469/2026

Filing Date

02-05-2026

Registration No

WP/2421/2026

Registration Date

04-05-2026

Judge

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SARANG VIJAYKUMAR KOTWAL , HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANDESH DADASAHEB PATIL

Coram

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SARANG VIJAYKUMAR KOTWAL , HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANDESH DADASAHEB PATIL

Bench Type

Division

Category

CRIMINAL ( 9 )

Sub-Category

Habeas Corpus ( 100 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 528
Indian Penal Code (I.p.c) Section 498A,323,504,506

Petitioner(s)

SMITA SHANKAR KATKAR

Adv. SNEHA MISHRA

Respondent(s)

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

DATTARAM BHAGWAN MORE

Adv. Poonam Ankleshwaria

KAMALA BHAGWAN MORE

Adv. Poonam Ankleshwaria

LATA BHAGWAN MORE

Adv. Poonam Ankleshwaria

ROHINI BHAGWANT MORE

Adv. Poonam Ankleshwaria

SUNIL BHAWANT MORE

Adv. Poonam Ankleshwaria

MEENA SUNIL MORE

Adv. Poonam Ankleshwaria

ASHWINI MILIND KADAM

Adv. Poonam Ankleshwaria

AARYA DATTARAM MORE

Hearing History

Judge: HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SARANG VIJAYKUMAR KOTWAL , HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANDESH DADASAHEB PATIL

05-05-2026

FOR CIRCULATION

23-06-2026

DUE ADMISSION - 1

07-05-2026

FOR CIRCULATION

Orders

07-05-2026
HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SARANG VIJAYKUMAR KOTWAL,HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANDESH DADASAHEB PATIL

Case Summary: WP/2421/2026 Case: Smita Shankar Katkar v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors. Court: Bombay High Court | Date: 7 May 2026 Smita Katkar's habeas corpus petition challenged her husband's withholding of their four-year-old daughter for over a year. The court granted interim relief: video access thrice weekly (Mon/Wed/Fri, 9:00-9:30 p.m.), two hours exclusive in-person access on the child's birthday (11/05/2026), and ordered mediation on 15/05/2026. The interim custody application under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act proceeds separately. Case adjourned to 23 June 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/2421/2026 Case: Smita Shankar Katkar v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors. Court: Bombay High Court | Date: 7 May 2026 Smita Katkar's habeas corpus petition challenged her husband's withholding of their four-year-old daughter for over a year. The court granted interim relief: video access thrice weekly (Mon/Wed/Fri, 9:00-9:30 p.m.), two hours exclusive in-person access on the child's birthday (11/05/2026), and ordered mediation on 15/05/2026. The interim custody application under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act proceeds separately. Case adjourned to 23 June 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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