Bombay High Court
SARAFARAJ HAMID SHAIKH MANIYARversusSAMRINBANO W/O SARAFARAJ SHAIKH MANIYAR AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
Holding
The application is dismissed for want of prosecution as the applicant failed to appear and showed no interest in pursuing the matter.
Summary
The petitioner filed Criminal Revision Application No. 123 of 2022 before the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench. The Court, in an order dated 04.09.2026, warned that if the petitioner failed to appear, the matter would be dismissed. On 28 September 2026, the petitioner again failed to appear before the Court. The Court inferred that the petitioner was not interested in prosecuting the revision. Consequently, the Court dismissed the criminal revision application for want of prosecution.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal revision application may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the applicant fails to appear before the Court
Subjects
- criminal revision
- want of prosecution
- dismissal
- procedural default
- court appearance
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:44231
*1* 5revn123o22
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 123 OF 2022
SARAFARAJ HAMID SHAIKH MANIYAR
VERSUS
SAMRINBANO W/O SARAFARAJ SHAIKH MANIYAR AND
ANOTHER
...
None for the Applicant.
...
CORAM : SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.
DATE : 28 September 2026
P. C. :-
1. Vide order dated 04.09.2026, while recording
absence of the applicant, this Court had already observed that if
none appears for the applicant, this Court would dismiss the
matter.
2. Today, none appears for the applicant.
3. In view of the above, this Court finds that the
applicant is not interested in prosecuting the matter. Hence, the
Criminal Revision Application is dismissed for want of
prosecution.
kps ( SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J. )
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