Bombay High Court

VISHAL S/O. DNYANESHWAR AAHERversusAASHA W/O. VISHAL AAHER AND ANR

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The revision was held to be infructuous due to the death of the applicant.

Summary

Vishal Aaher filed a criminal revision application (No. 266 of 2019) against Aasha Aaher and others. During the pendency of the revision, the applicant died. The learned counsel informed the court of the death. The court held that the death of the applicant rendered the revision proceedings infructuous. Consequently, the revision application was disposed of as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal revision application becomes infructuous upon the death of the applicant

Subjects

criminal revision
death of party
infructuous proceedings
procedural law

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:38601


                                                *1*                     909rev266o19


                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                     CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 266 OF 2019
                           VISHAL S/O. DNYANESHWAR AAHER
                                           VERSUS
                          AASHA W/O. VISHAL AAHER AND ANR
                                               ...
                Shri Surve Kshitij H., Advocate for the Applicant.
                                               ...


                                     CORAM : SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.

                                     DATE : 25 August 2026


                P. C. :-

                1.          Learned advocate for the applicant, on instructions,

                states that during pendency of the instant revision application,

                the applicant (Vishal Aaher) has passed away. As such, the

                instant revision has become infructuous.


                2.          The Criminal Revision Application is disposed of as

                being infructuous.




        kps                               ( SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J. )

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