Bombay High Court
GULAM AKBAR @ AKBAR ALI ABDUL SATTAR KHOTALversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The interim application is dismissed as infructuous.
Summary
The applicant, Gulam Akbar, filed an interim application in Criminal Appeal No. 341 of 2016. Counsel for the applicant argued that the passage of time had rendered the application infructuous. The Court agreed, finding that the delay had defeated the purpose of the application. Consequently, the Court disposed of the interim application. However, the Court kept open the liberty for the applicant to file a fresh application if necessary. The judgment was delivered by Justices M. S. Karnik and Sandesh D. Patil on 17 September 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether the interim application has become infructuous due to the passage of time
Subjects
- interim application
- lapse of time
- dismissal
- fresh application
- criminal appeal
Judgment
902-IA-4485-2023.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 4485 OF 2023
IN
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 341 OF 2016
Gulam Akbar @ Akbar Ali Abdul Sattar Khotal .....Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .....Respondents
.....
Ms. Tahera Qureshi, for the Applicant.
Mr. K.V.Saste, Addl.P.P for the Respondent – State.
..…
CORAM : M. S. KARNIK &
SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.
DATE : 17th SEPTEMBER 2026
P.C.:-
1. Learned Counsel for the applicant submits that with the
passage of time, the application has become infructuous. The same
is accordingly disposed of.
2. Liberty to file a fresh application is kept open.
(SANDESH D. PATIL, J.) (M. S. KARNIK, J.)
Wakodikar 1/1
Digitally signed by
RUPALI RUPALI RAJESH
RAJESH WAKODIKAR
WAKODIKAR Date: 2026.09.18
16:31:14 +0530
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