Habeas Corpus: Mother Seeks Custody of Two Daughters; Bombay High Court Issues Notice
Mansi Sharad Bansode stated that her husband and father-in-law consumed alcohol and subjected her to assault at the house in Bhayander East
On November 5, 2026, the Bombay High Court issued a notice directing a man and his father to bring their two children before the court, following a petition filed by their mother. The decision came after a Division Bench of Justices Sarang V. Kotwal and Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale received the writ of habeas corpus. The petition, filed by Mansi Sharad Bansode on November 3, sought the production of her daughters and the restoration of her custody.
The Court ordered the State of Maharashtra, Harshad Madye, and Pramod Madye to appear before the bench on November 6. The incident allegedly occurred on November 1, when Bansode claims her husband and father-in-law assaulted her after she was forced out of the family home in Bhayander East. Her seven-year-old daughter, Dishika, and one-year-old daughter continue to be held by the respondents.
Bansode approached the police for assistance after leaving the house, but her plea was not registered as a complaint. The police directed her to seek legal recourse through the court, where the matter is set to be heard on the following day.
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