Bombay High Court
JAYASHRI NIWAS BHUJANG AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
Holding
The application is dismissed as infructuous because the trial court's acquittal leaves no matter for further adjudication.
Summary
The applicants filed a criminal application seeking relief after the trial court in Sessions Case No. 252 of 2021 acquitted them. The applicants' counsel submitted that the acquittal left no issue for the court to consider. The State's counsel agreed and placed the trial court judgment on record. The High Court examined the submission and found that there was nothing left to adjudicate. Consequently, the application was dismissed as infructuous.
Issues considered
- Whether any relief can be granted by the High Court after the trial court has acquitted the applicants
Subjects
- criminal procedure
- acquittal
- infructuous application
- high court dismissal
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:42768-DB
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
31 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1288 OF 2021
JAYASHRI NIWAS BHUJANG AND OTHERS
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
...
Mr. Jagdish K. Bansod, Advocate for Applicants
Mr. S. B. Jadhav, APP for the Respondent/State
CORAM : R. M. JOSHI, J.
DATED : 21st SEPTEMBER, 2026
PER COURT :-
1. Learned Advocate for the Applicants, on instructions, submits that the
trial in Sessions Case No. 252 of 2021 has resulted in the acquittal of the
Applicants and, therefore, nothing survives in the present application.
2. Learned APP supports the said submission and places on record a copy
of the judgment of the Trial Court, which is taken on record and marked as ‘X’
for the purpose of identification.
3. In view of the above, the application stands dismissed as infructuous.
( R. M. JOSHI, J.)
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