Bombay High Court

HUSNA ATIKUR REHMAN SHAIKHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 23 January 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: MADHAV JAMDAR

Holding

The criminal revision applications were dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the applicants' failure to appear.

Summary

The Bombay High Court considered several criminal revision applications filed by Husna Atikur Rehman Shaikh and related applicants against the State of Maharashtra. The applicants failed to appear for the scheduled hearings, despite the court granting an additional opportunity on 23 January 2026. Consequently, the court placed the matters under the ‘dismissal’ caption and ordered that the revision applications be dismissed for non‑prosecution. The court further held that, with the dismissal of the revision applications, no related criminal, interim, or other applications survived and were likewise disposed of. The order was pronounced by Justice Madhav J. Jamdar on 23 January 2026.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate consequence when applicants fail to appear for scheduled hearings in criminal revision proceedings?

Subjects

dismissal
non‑prosecution
criminal revision
procedural default
court order

Judgment

                                        930-REVN-318-2016+.DOC




         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
               CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
         CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.318 OF 2016


Husna Atikur Rehman Shaikh                   …Applicant
      Versus
The State of Maharashtra                     …Respondent

                            WITH
             CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.116 OF 2019
                              IN
         CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.318 OF 2016

Nasim Haji Shaikh                            …Applicant
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN:
Husna Atikur Rehman Shaikh                   …Applicant
      Versus
The State of Maharashtra                     …Respondent

                            WITH
              INTERIM APPLICATION NO.940 OF 2021
                              IN
         CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.318 OF 2016

Husna Atikur Rehman Shaikh                   …Applicant
      Versus
The State of Maharashtra                     …Respondent

                            WITH
         CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.322 OF 2016

Atikur Rehman Mohd. Jawwad Shaikh            …Applicant
      Versus
The State of Maharashtra                     …Respondent

                            WITH
             CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.117 OF 2019
                             IN




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         CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.322 OF 2016

Nasim Haji Shaikh                                    …Applicant
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN:
Atikur Rehman Mohd. Jawwad Shaikh                    …Applicant
      Versus
The State of Maharashtra                             …Respondent

                            WITH
              INTERIM APPLICATION NO.939 OF 2021
                              IN
         CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.322 OF 2016

Atikur Rehman Mohd. Jawwad Shaikh                    …Applicant

      Versus
The State of Maharashtra                             …Respondent


None for the Applicant.
Mr. S. M. Mangaonkar, APP, for the Respondent-State.


                       CORAM:      MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
                       DATED :     23rd JANUARY 2026
P. C.:


1.       This Court passed the following order on 20th January 2026:



          “1. The matters are placed under the caption of
          prioritised cases, however, none appears for the
          Applicants.

          2. To give one more opportunity to the Applicants,
          stand over to 23rd January 2026. To be shown under
          the caption ‘For Dismissal’”




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          2.       Thus, as none has appeared for the Applicant, the matter is

          kept today under the caption of “dismissal”. Today also none

          appears for the Applicant.



          3.       Accordingly,    the   Criminal    Revision       Applications   are

          dismissed for non-prosecution.



          4.       In view    of   the   disposed    of    the     Criminal   Revision

          Applications, nothing survives in the Criminal Applications and the

          Interim Applications and the same are also disposed of.




                                                          [MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]

       Digitally
       signed by
       SONALI
SONALI MILIND
MILIND PATIL
PATIL Date:
       2026.01.23
       17:14:45
       +0530




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