Bombay High Court

LALITA GAURI DINKAR ADAVADKAR @ LALITA GAURI NITIN PADMAKAR GENGANE AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISMISSED

Holding

The Court held that the application was infructuous and dismissed it.

Summary

The petitioners, including Lalita Gauri, filed Criminal Application No. 1725 of 2024 before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The trial in the underlying criminal case had concluded with the acquittal of the petitioners. The petitioner's counsel submitted a photocopy of the judgment confirming the acquittal and stated that no further relief could be claimed. By mutual consent, the matter was taken on the court's board for consideration. The Court observed that, in view of the acquittal, there was nothing left to adjudicate and consequently dismissed the application as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether the criminal application is maintainable after the acquittal of the petitioner.

Subjects

acquittal
criminal application
infructuous
dismissal
procedural law

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:43476-DB




                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                           CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1725 OF 2024

                            Lalita Gauri D/o Dinkar Adavadkar and others
                                               VERSUS
                                The State of Maharashtra and another

           Mr. Afzal Husain M. Vakil, Advocate for applicants

                                                CORAM : R. M. JOSHI, J.
                                                DATE      : 24th SEPTEMBER, 2026

           PER COURT :-


           1.             Not on Board. By consent of both sides, taken on Board.


           2.             Learned Counsel for the applicant makes a statement that

           the trial has concluded in acquittal of the applicant and as such nothing

           survives in the application. He places on record photocopy of the

           judgment. Same is taken on record and marked as “X” for identification.


           3.             In view of the above, nothing survives in the application.

           Hence, application stands dismissed as infructuous.




                                                                  (R. M. JOSHI, J.)

           B. S. Joshi




           Cri Appln-1725-2024.odt                                                  1 of 1

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