Bombay High Court
ANIL VILASRAO CHOUDHARI AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
- Bench
- S G CHAPALGAONKAR
Holding
The criminal application stands disposed of as infructuous because the applicants were acquitted.
Summary
The applicants filed a criminal application (Criminal Application No. 733 of 2025) while a regular criminal trial (Case No. 300 of 2021) was pending. During the pendency of the application, the trial court acquitted the applicants on 2 May 2026. The learned counsel for the applicants argued that the acquittal rendered the relief sought in the application moot. The court held that since the applicants have been acquitted, the prayers in the criminal application no longer survive. Consequently, the court disposed of the criminal application as infructuous.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal application seeking relief can continue after the applicants have been acquitted in the regular criminal trial?
Subjects
- criminal application
- acquittal
- infructuous
- disposal
- high court
Judgment
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961-APPLN-733-2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 733 OF 2025
ANIL VILASRAO CHOUDHARI AND OTHERS
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
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Advocate for Applicants : Mr. Kedar A. Pathade h/f. Ms. D. V. Jogdand
APP for Respondent - State : Ms. R. R. Tandale
Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. Arpit Tarale h/f Mr. C. K. Shinde
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CORAM : S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.
DATED : 12th JUNE, 2026.
PER COURT :
1. Learned Advocate appearing for Applicants submits that
during pendency of present Criminal Application, applicants have been
acquitted after trial vide judgment and order dated 02.05.2026 passed in
Regular Criminal Case No. 300 of 2021.
2. In that view of matter, the prayers in Criminal Application do
not survive. The Criminal Application stands disposed of as infructuous.
(S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR)
JUDGE
Tandale
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