Bombay High Court

VASANTDADA SHETKARI SAHAKARI BANK LTD. SANGLIversusDHAIRYASHIL UDAYSINH DESHMUKH AND ANR.

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The High Court ordered that the proceedings be transferred to the Sessions Court having jurisdiction.

Summary

The appellant, Vasantdada Shetkari Sahakari Bank Ltd., filed a criminal appeal (No. 283 of 2015) against Dhairyashil Udaysinh Deshmukh and others. The parties argued, relying on the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320), that the proceedings should be before a Sessions Court having jurisdiction. The High Court examined the jurisdictional issue and agreed to transfer the case to the appropriate Sessions Court. It directed the Registrar to effect the transfer, ordered the Sessions Court to re‑register the case, issue notices, and expedite the matter. Consequently, the appeal and any interim applications were disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the criminal proceedings pending before the High Court should be transferred to a Sessions Court having jurisdiction

Subjects

jurisdiction
transfer of criminal proceedings
sessions court
criminal appeal
procedural law

Judgment

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 283 OF 2015

Vasantdada Shetkari Sahakari Bank Ltd. Sangli : Appellant
VERSUS
Dhairyashil Udaysinh Deshmukh And Anr. : Respondents

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Ms. Vaishnavi M Mali i/by Adv. Shivaji Masal for the Appellant.
Dr. A. A. Takalkar, APP for the Respondent – State.
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CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.

DATED : 21 AUGUST 2026
PC:-

1. Heard learned Advocate for the Appellant and learned APP
for the Respondent – State.

2. Learned Advocates for the parties, by referring to the
decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Celestium
Financial Vs. A. Gnanasekaran Etc. reported in 2025 SCC OnLine
SC 1320, submit that these proceedings would now lay before the
Sessions Court having jurisdiction. They therefore request that
these proceedings be transferred to the Sessions Court having
jurisdiction.

3. In view of the above, the following order is passed :-

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(i) The present proceedings be transferred to the Sessions
Court, having jurisdiction;

(ii) The Registrar (Judicial) of this Court to take appropriate
steps for transferring these proceedings to the Sessions
Court, having jurisdiction;

(iii) The Sessions Court, to which these proceedings would be
transferred or assigned, after re-registration of the same,
shall issue notice to the parties to the said proceedings
and thereafter proceed with the matter on its own merits
and in accordance with law.

(iv) Considering the proceedings which are now being
transferred have been pending for some time, the
Sessions Court to which these proceedings would be
assigned is requested to make an endeavour to expedite
the proceedings. Parties shall cooperate in the early
disposal of the proceedings.

4. Criminal Appeal No.283 of 2015 is disposed of.

5. Interim Application, if any, is also disposed of.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)

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