Bombay High Court

BANSI S/O. BALA SONAWANEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposal: ABATED

Holding

The revision application is abated upon the death of the petitioner.

Summary

The petitioner, Bansi Sonawane, filed a criminal revision application (No. 254 of 2018) before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. During the pendency of the revision, the petitioner died. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the death of the applicant caused the revision to abate. The Court considered whether the death of a party to a revision application results in automatic abatement of the proceeding. Relying on established procedural principles, the Court held that the death of the applicant extinguishes the right to pursue the revision. Consequently, the Court disposed of the revision application as abated. No further orders were made.

Issues considered

Does the death of a petitioner during the pendency of a criminal revision application result in the abatement of the application?

Subjects

revision
abated
death of party
criminal procedure
High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:40154


                                                                              254.18revn
                                                   (1)

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                      906 CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 254 OF 2018

                                   BANSI S/O. BALA SONAWANE
                                             VERSUS
                              THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
                                                   …..
                 Mr V. B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant
                 Mr V. M. Lomte, APP for Respondent No.1/State
                                                 …..

                                            CORAM : SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.

                                              DATE : 02nd SEPTEMBER, 2026

                 P. C. :


                 1.           At the outset, learned Advocate for the applicant states

                 that, during the pendency of this revision application, applicant Bansi

                 Bala Sonawane is expired. He, therefore, submits that this revision

                 application has abated against the applicant.


                 2.           In view of above, this revision application is disposed of

                 as abated.



                                                     [SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.]
                 sjk

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