Bombay High Court
PENTAYYA JANGLYA CHITAREEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed
- Bench
- R M JOSHI
Holding
The Court held that a typographical mistake in the case number may be corrected by order without affecting the substantive proceedings.
Summary
The appellant, Pentayya Janglya Chitaree, filed a criminal bail application (Cr. B.A. 2219-2025) before the High Court of Bombay. On 4 March 2026, the Court issued an order that incorrectly recorded the criminal case number as CR No. 191 of 2024 instead of the correct CR No. 18 of 2024. The applicant subsequently moved a praecipe seeking correction of this clerical mistake. The Court examined whether such a typographical error could be rectified without prejudice to the parties. It concluded that the error was purely administrative and could be corrected by a simple order. Accordingly, the Court ordered the correction of the case number and disposed of the praecipe.
Issues considered
- Whether a clerical error in the case number can be corrected by the Court upon a praecipe?
Subjects
- clerical error
- court order correction
- criminal procedure
- praecipe
Judgment
Navnath Waghmare (P.A.) Cr. B.A. 2219-2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2219 OF 2025
Pentayya Janglya Chitaree … Appellant
Vs.
The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent
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Adv. Neha Balani i/b Mubin Solkar for the Applicant.
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CORAM : R. M. JOSHI, J.
DATED : 09th MARCH 2026.
P. C. :-
1. A praecipe is moved for speaking to the minutes of the Order
dated 04th March, 2026. In paragraph no. 1 of the said order, the CR. No. is
wrongly typed as CR. No. 191 of 2024 instead of CR No. 18 of 2024.
Accordingly, the same be corrected and corrected order be uploaded.
2. The praecipe is accordingly disposed of.
(R. M. JOSHI, J.)
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