Bombay High Court
BHIKOBA SAKHARAM DHADAGEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The court held that the applicant's criminal application had no surviving point of contention after the prosecution's summary report was filed and therefore dismissed the application.
Summary
Shri Bhikoba Sakharam Dhadage filed Criminal Application No. 609 of 2016 seeking relief in respect of a summary report filed by the prosecution in the trial court. The respondent State of Maharashtra, through counsel Mr. A.A. Palkar, informed the court that the summary report had already been filed and that there was no remaining ground for the application. The court examined the submission and concluded that the matter was moot as the summary report was on record. Accordingly, the court disposed of the application, granting the applicant liberty to approach the court again if any difficulty arises. No further orders were made.
Issues considered
- Whether the criminal application challenging the prosecution's summary report is maintainable
Subjects
- criminal procedure
- summary report
- application disposal
- mootness
Judgment
31-apl-609-16.doc
Urmila Ingale
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
Digitally signed
by URMILA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
URMILA PRAMOD
INGALE
PRAMOD Date:
INGALE 2026.08.21
15:02:12
+0530 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 609 OF 2016
Shri Bhikoba Sakharam Dhadage .. Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra and anr. .. Respondents
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None for Applicant.
Mr. A.A. Palkar, APP for Respondent-State.
Mr.Pramod Somanath Shinde, PSI, Shivajinagar Police Station,
Pune, present.
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CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J.
DATE : AUGUST 20, 2026
P.C.:
1. Mr. Palkar, learned APP informed the Court that ‘C’
Summary Report has been filed by prosecution in the Trial Court. In
that view of the matter, nothing survives in the present Application.
The Criminal Application is disposed of. Liberty to apply in case of any
difficulty because the Advocate for the Applicant is not remaining
present.
2. The Criminal Application is disposed of in the above terms.
Urmila Ingale [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ]
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