Bombay High Court

RIZWAN BILAL TICKETWALA AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: S G CHAPALGAONKAR

Holding

The second criminal application (No. 2092 of 2025) is dismissed, allowing the petitioners to pursue the first application (No. 1388 of 2025).

Summary

The petitioners filed two separate criminal applications (Nos. 1388/2025 and 2092/2025) seeking the quash of FIR No. 316/2024. The second application was filed after the first and sought the same relief. The High Court observed that the two applications were independent but aimed at identical relief, and therefore disposed of the later application, granting the petitioners liberty to continue with the earlier one. The court then listed the earlier application for hearing on 29 June 2026. No substantive merits of the quash petition were addressed; the decision was purely procedural.

Issues considered

The propriety of entertaining a second criminal application for quash of the same FIR when an earlier application is pending.

Subjects

quash of FIR
criminal application
procedural law
multiple applications
High Court of Bombay

Judgment

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                                                     974-APPLN-1388-2025

          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

               CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1388 OF 2025
                               WITH
               CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2092 OF 2025

                RIZWAN BILAL TICKETWALA AND OTHERS
                               VERSUS
              THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

                                   ......
APP for Respondent - State : Mr. S. P. Sonpawale
                                   ...…

                               CORAM : S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.
                               DATED : 12th JUNE, 2026.
PER COURT :

1.            Office note shows that the applicants have filed two

independent applications seeking same relief for quashing of FIR bearing

No.316 of 2024 registered with Jinsi Police Station, Chhatrapati

Sambhajinagar.



2.            Record indicates that, Criminal Application No.1388 of 2025

is filed on or about 21.04.2025, in which an order issuing notice to

respondents has been passed on 30.04.2025.          The applicants have

subsequently filed another Criminal Application No.2092 of 2025 on

08.05.2026.



3.            In this backdrop, Criminal Application No.2092 of 2025
                                      -2-
                                                        974-APPLN-1388-2025

stands disposed of with liberty in favour of applicants to pursue Criminal

Application No.1388 of 2025.



4.            List   the   Criminal   Application   No.1388   of   2025   on

29.06.2026.



                                             (S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR)
                                                      JUDGE




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