Bombay High Court

HEMANT SANJAY RASALversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The application was deemed infructuous and was disposed of without granting the relief.

Summary

The appellant, Hemant Sanjay Rasal, filed an interim application seeking relaxation of a reporting condition imposed by the Court on 9 March 2026, which required him to appear before the trial court every Monday. He requested that the condition be relaxed until 5 October 2026. The application was filed on 6 October 2026, i.e., after the date sought for relaxation had already passed. The Court held that the application had become infructuous and therefore dismissed it. No substantive merits were considered and the application was disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the Court can grant relaxation of a reporting condition when the relief sought is sought after the date has already passed

Subjects

Criminal Procedure Code
interim application
reporting condition
mootness
appeal

Judgment

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          Digitally signed

HARISH
          by HARISH
          VITHAL
                                            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
VITHAL    CHAUDHARI
CHAUDHARI Date:
          2026.10.06
                                                     CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
          18:46:32 +0530
                                                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                               CRI-INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 457 OF 2026
                                                                  IN
                                                      CR. APPEAL NO. 944 OF 2021

                             Hemant Sanjay Rasal                                        ...Applicant
                                       Versus
                             The State Of Maharashtra                                   ...Respondent

                                                                ——————
                             None for the Applicant.
                             Smt. S. N. Deshmukh, APP for the Respondent-State.
                                                                ——————

                                                                  Coram :       Sharmila U. Deshmukh &
                                                                                Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.
                                                                  Date        : October 06, 2026.

                             P. C. :


                             1.        None for the Applicant/Appellant.

                             2.        This is an Application for relaxation of the condition imposed by

                             this      Court    vide    order   dated   9th    March   2026,   whereby          the

                             applicant/appellant was directed to report to the learned Trial Court

                             once a week on every Monday.

                             3.        The relaxation was sought till 5 th October 2026. Today is 6 th

                             October, 2026.




                             Harish                                1 of 2
                                                         25-IA-457-2026.doc



4.       Hence, the Application has become infructuous and stands

disposed of accordingly.




 [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.]                  [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]




Harish                         2 of 2

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