Bombay High Court

FAIZAL BIN MASUD CHAUS AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposal: DISMISSED

Holding

The application is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The applicants, Faizal Bin Masud Chaus and others, filed a criminal application but failed to appear before the court. The court noted that even on 19 June 2026, no appearance was caused, indicating a lack of interest in prosecuting the application. Consequently, the court held that the application could not proceed. The judgment dismissed the application on the ground of want of prosecution. No substantive merits of the case were addressed as the procedural default was decisive.

Issues considered

Whether the criminal application should be dismissed for want of prosecution due to the applicants' failure to appear?

Subjects

criminal procedure
dismissal
want of prosecution
high court
Aurangabad

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:45895-DB




                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                           CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1533 OF 2019

                                 Faizal Bin Masud Chaus And Others
                                              VERSUS
                                 The State Of Maharashtra And Anr

           Mr. S. B. Jadhav, APP for respondent-State
           Mr. Rehan khan h/f Mr. G. R. Syed, APP for respondent-State

                                                 CORAM : R. M. JOSHI, J.
                                                 DATE     : 01st OCTOBER, 2026

           PER COURT :-


           1.             None appears for applicant.


           2.             Even on 19.06.2026, none has caused appearance for the

           applicants. This indicates that applicants have no interest in prosecuting

           the application.


           3.             Hence, application stands dismissed for want of prosecution.




                                                                  (R. M. JOSHI, J.)

           B. S. Joshi




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