1 The genesis giving rise to the present petition was an
alleged case of sexual abuse of two, four-year-old girls at a
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prominent co-educational school in Badlapur, Thane in
September 2024. The petitioner’s son, now deceased-Akshay
Shinde was accused of the aforesaid offence and a crime bearing
C.R. No.380/2024 was registered against him with the Badlapur
(East) Police Station, Thane, alleging offences punishable under
Sections 65(2), 74, 75, 76 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (`BNS’)
along with Sections 4(2), 8 and 10 of the Protection of Children
From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (‘POCSO’) Act. Akshay Shinde
was arrested on 17th August 2024 and was in judicial custody in
Taloja Central Jail in the said C.R. C.R. No.391/2024 was also
registered against him under Sections 65(2), 74, 75, 76 of the
BNS along with Sections 4(2), 8, 10 and 21(2) of the POCSO Act.
Thus, two separate C.Rs were registered against Akshay Shinde
for the two incidents that took place in the school. Both, the said
CRs were transferred from Badlapur (East) Police Station to the
Crime Branch, Thane on 7th September 2024. Later, another
C.R., being C.R. No.409/2024 was registered against Akshay
Shinde, with the Boisar Police Station at the instance of his wife,
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for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 377, 324, 323
and 504 of the Indian Penal Code (`IPC’). The same was initially
registered as Zero FIR on 5 th September 2024 and later was
transferred to Badlapur Police Station on 7 th September 2024.
The said C.R. was transferred to the Crime Branch, Thane on 7 th
September, 2024 itself.
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