Adil Imtiaz Vohra vs The State Of Maharashtra on 6 April, 2026
6. At the outset, this Court would like to deal with the submissions
of the counsel for the Applicant that the Applicant came to be arrested in
Surat, however, he was not produced before the nearest Magistrate, which is
contrary to the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in case of
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Vachhalabai W/o Bharat Shinde Vs. the State of Maharashtra and Others ,
Criminal Writ Petition No. 1778 of 2018. In order to support this
submission, he has placed reliance on the observations made therein in
paragraph 26. It is not in dispute that the Applicant along with one of the
co-accused was brought from Surat. They were taken to nearest police
station and entry taken therein of custody of Applicant and co-accused being
taken from Surat for production before Magistrate and after being brought
to Mumbai, they were produced before the Magistrate of the appropriate
jurisdiction within a period of 24 hours. As such, it cannot be said that there
is any violation of the constitutional mandate or that the fundamental right
of the Applicant to be produced before Magistrate has been breached in any
manner.