Bombay High Court

SUJATA BAPPASAHEB PATANGEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA (THROUGH RASAYANI POLICE STATION)

Decided: 31 July 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: N R BORKAR

Holding

The application is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Sujata Bappasaheb Patange, filed a criminal application before the High Court of Bombay against the State of Maharashtra. The court observed that the petitioner showed no interest in pursuing the application and failed to take any steps to prosecute it. No substantive arguments or evidence were presented by the petitioner. Consequently, the court examined whether the application could continue in the absence of prosecution. Finding a lack of prosecution, the court dismissed the application. The dismissal was ordered without any further directions.

Issues considered

Whether the criminal application should be dismissed for want of prosecution

Subjects

criminal procedure
dismissal
want of prosecution

Judgment

                                                           9-appln-175-2024.doc


          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                  CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 175 OF 2024

Sujata Bappasaheb Patange                        …Applicant

        V/s.

The State of Maharashtra
(through Rasayani Police Station)                ...Respondent


None for the Applicant.
Mr. P. H. Gaikwad, APP for the Respondent/State.


                                CORAM        :   N.R. BORKAR, J.
                                DATE         :   31.07.2026.

P.C. :

.                 It appears that the applicant is not interested in

prosecuting the present application. The application is dismissed

for want of prosecution.



                                                  [N.R.BORKAR, J.]




Pramod S.Lakare
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