Bombay High Court
ANIL S/O SITAL HANSRAJANIversusTHE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner filed a writ petition (No. 384 of 2018) and a related criminal application (No. 501 of 2018) in the Bombay High Court. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and, according to the record, made no effort to circulate the petition after 23 October 2018, indicating a lack of interest in pursuing the case. The Court observed this inactivity and dismissed the petition for non‑prosecution. Consequently, the accompanying criminal application was held to have no surviving basis and was also disposed of. The judgment was delivered by Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed on account of the petitioner's failure to prosecute the case
Subjects
- writ petition
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
ssm 202-wp384.2018.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 384 OF 2018
WITH
CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APPW) NO.501 OF 2018
Aneesh Arjun Dev …..Petitioner
Vs.
The Commissioner Of Police & Ors. …..Respondents
____________________________________
None for the Petitioner.
Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre APP, for the Respondent-State.
____________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 18th APRIL, 2026.
P.C.:-
1) None for Petitioner when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, after 23rd October, 2018, Petitioner
and/or his Advocate has not taken any steps to circulate the Petition, even
for once.
2.1) It appears that, the Petitioner is not interested in pursuing the
Petition.
3) Dismissed for non-prosecution.
4) In view of dismissal of Petition, Criminal Application (APPW)
No.501 of 2018, does not survive and is also disposed off.
(KAMAL KHATA, J.) (A.S. GADKARI, J.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV 1/1
SANJIV SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA MASHALKAR
MASHALKAR Date: 2026.04.27
18:48:59 +0530
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