Bombay High Court
PRASHANT SHASHIKANT KUCHEKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Disposal
- Allowed
Holding
The Court allowed the interim application and fixed the final hearing for 9 October 2026.
Summary
The petitioner, Prashant Shashikant Kuchekar, filed an interim application seeking an early hearing of Writ Petition No. 1273 of 2024 against the State of Maharashtra. The respondent did not object to the request. The Court, after noting the lack of objection and the reasons stated in the application, granted the prayer to fix the matter for early hearing. Consequently, the Court fixed the final hearing of the writ petition for 9 October 2026. The judgment also observed that the decision in Anand Ramdhani Chaurasia & Another v. State of Maharashtra (2019 SCC OnLine Bom 1857) is sub judice before the Supreme Court, and the parties were directed to make submissions on that aspect.
Issues considered
- Whether the interim application for fixing an early hearing should be allowed.
- Whether the existence of a sub judice judgment affects the proceedings in the present writ petition.
Subjects
- interim application
- early hearing
- sub judice
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- writ petition
Judgment
901-IA-3727-2025 (CR).odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3727 OF 2025
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 1273 OF 2024
Prashant Shashikant Kuchekar ..… Applicant/Petitioner
VERSUS
State of Maharashtra ..… Respondent
...
Adv. S. M. Mane a/w Adv. Saurabh Nikot, Advocates for
Applicant/Petitioner.
Mr. Anand S. Shalgaonkar, APP for Respondent-State.
...
CORAM : ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.
DATE : AUGUST 28, 2026
PER COURT :
1. The Applicant has moved this Application to fix the matter for
early hearing. The learned APP has no objection thereto.
2. Having considered the no objection given by the learned APP, as
well as the reasons disclosed in the Application, the Application is allowed in
terms of prayer clause (a).
3. Accordingly, Writ Petition No. 1273 of 2024 be fixed for final
Digitally
signed by
TALLE
SHUBHAM
TALLE
SHUBHAM ASHOKRAO
ASHOKRAO Date:
hearing on 9th October, 2026.
2026.08.29
10:46:11
+0530
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901-IA-3727-2025 (CR).odt
4. Needless to clarify that the Judgment passed by this Court in
Anand Ramdhani Chaurasia and Another v/s State of Maharashtra 1, is sub
judice before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Therefore, the parties shall make
their submissions on this aspect.
(ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.)
1 2019 SCC OnLine Bom 1857
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