Bombay High Court

PUNIT RAMESH PATELversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided: 22 July 2026
Disposal: Allowed
Bench: RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE

Holding

The application was dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The applicant, Punit Ramesh Patel, filed a criminal application before the Bombay High Court challenging the State of Maharashtra. The court examined the application and found that there was no prosecution against the applicant. Consequently, the court dismissed the application for non‑prosecution. No relief was granted to the applicant. The respondent’s counsel, Mrs. M.H. Mhatre, appeared for the State. The judgment was delivered by Justices A.S. Gadkari and Sharmila U. Deshmukh on 7 October 2023.

Issues considered

Whether the criminal application filed by the applicant should be entertained in view of the absence of prosecution.

Subjects

criminal application
dismissal
non prosecution
Bombay High Court

Judgment

  2023:BHC-AS:29897-DB



                     Osk                                                       312-Apl-170-2016.doc



                                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                            CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                       CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO. 170 OF 2016

                     Punit Ramesh Patel                                   … Applicant
                              V/s.
                     The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                      … Respondents



                     None for Applicant.
                     Mrs.M.H. Mhatre, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.


                                                        CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                                SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, JJ.
                                                        DATE  : 7th October 2023.

                     P.C. :

                     1)               None for Applicant.

                     2)               Dismissed for non prosecution.



                              ( SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J. )                ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )




Signed by: Omkar S. Kumbhakarn
Designation: PA To Honourable Judge                                                              1/1
Date: 10/10/2023 13:28:10

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