Bombay High Court

PRAJAKTA SURESH DHASversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is dismissed and the related criminal application is disposed.

Summary

The petitioners, Bhange Organic Chemicals Private Limited, challenged a letter dated 22 June 2023 that denied their request for police protection while working in their company. They had earlier applied for such protection on 6 May 2023, but the impugned letter gave no reasons for the refusal. The intervenor counsel informed the court that the petitioner's company is now closed and arbitration proceedings are pending. The court observed that the petitioners had not pursued the matter diligently and were absent from proceedings. Consequently, the court disposed of the criminal writ petition and the related criminal application No.4091 of 2023.

Issues considered

Whether the denial of police protection as per the letter dated 22 June 2023 can be challenged in a criminal writ petition
Whether the petition remains maintainable given the closure of the petitioner's company and lack of diligence

Subjects

police protection
criminal writ petition
petition dismissed
procedural default
company closure
arbitration

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:41459-DB

                                                                            925.23WP

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                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                        920 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.925 OF 2023

                       BHANGE ORGANIC CHEMICALS PRIVATE LIMITED,
                      THROUGH DIRECTOR SANJAY BHAUSAHEB BHANGE
                                              VERSUS
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & OTHERS
                                                 ...
                           APP for Respondent-State : Mrs.U.S.Bhosle
                      Advocate for the intervenor : Ms. Priyanka D.Maske h/f.
                                        Talekar & Associates
                                                 ...
                       WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4091 OF 2023
                                      IN WP NO.925 OF 2023
                                                 …

                                        CORAM :      SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                     VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                        DATE     :   04.09.2026
                 P.C. :


                 1]           None for the petitioners. Though the petitioners

                 have challenged letter dated 22.06.2023 for not providing him

                 police protection, but it appears that under the application

                 dated    06.05.2023,    the   petitioners   had   sought   police

                 protection while doing the work in their company. Admittedly,

                 the impugned letter has not given any reasons as to why

                 police protection was rejected, but the learned counsel for

                 intervenor, on instructions, submits that the Company of the

                 petitioner is now closed and arbitration proceeding is going
                                                        925.23WP

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on in respect of the same. Even otherwise also, the

petitioners have not prosecuted the matter diligently and

today they remained absent.



2]         Under such circumstances, nothing survives in

this Petition and the same stands disposed of.



3]         In view of disposal of Criminal Writ Petition,

Criminal   Application   No.4091    of   2023    also   stands

disposed of.



[VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]            [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE]
        JUDGE                           JUDGE


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