Bombay High Court

DEVISING S/O RAGHUNATH GIRASEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

A revision application is infructuous and cannot be entertained if the accused has already undergone the entire sentence.

Summary

The petitioner, Devising, filed a criminal revision application (No. 267 of 2016) before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging a decision of the State. The respondent State, through counsel Mr. Aher, produced a letter from the Nashik Road Central Prison dated 12‑08‑2026 confirming that the accused had already served the entire sentence. The court noted that the prison authority’s communication was on record and marked as annexure ‘X’. Relying on this evidence, the court held that there was no longer any live controversy to be adjudicated. Consequently, the revision application was deemed infructuous. The matter was therefore disposed of without further hearing.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal revision application can be entertained when the accused has already completed the sentence.

Subjects

criminal revision
sentence completed
infructuous
High Court
Bombay

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:38414

267.16revn
(1)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD

44 CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 267 OF 2016

DEVISING S/O RAGHUNATH GIRASE
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
…..
Mr , APP for Respondent
…..
CORAM : SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.

DATE : 24th AUGUST, 2026
P. C. :

1. None is present for the applicant.

2. Mr Aher, learned APP for respondent/State, at the outset,

submits that he has sought instructions from the Nashik Road Central

Prison, Nashik, wherein it has been communicated by the Prison

authority vide letter dated 12/08/2026 that the accused has undergone

the sentence, and thus, this matter has become in fructuous. The said

communication is taken on record and marked as ‘X’ for identification.

3. In view of annexure ‘X’ as above, this criminal revision

application is disposed of as infructuous.

[SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.]
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