Bombay High Court

KALYAN CHANDRABHAN SHINDEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposal: DISMISSED

Holding

The revision application was dismissed for want of prosecution due to the applicant's failure to appear.

Summary

The applicant filed a criminal revision application but failed to appear before the High Court. The court had previously warned that non-appearance would be taken as a loss of interest in prosecuting the matter. On the scheduled date, the applicant again did not appear. The court therefore concluded that the applicant was not interested in pursuing the revision. Consequently, the criminal revision application was dismissed for want of prosecution.

Issues considered

Does the non-appearance of the applicant constitute a loss of interest in prosecuting the revision?
Whether the revision application can be dismissed for want of prosecution under procedural law?

Subjects

criminal revision
non-appearance
want of prosecution
procedural dismissal
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:44230


                                                  *1*                    10revn270o18


                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                     CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 270 OF 2018
                             KALYAN CHANDRABHAN SHINDE
                                           VERSUS
                         THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
                                               ...
                None for the Applicant.
                Mrs. Bharati B. Gunjal, APP for the Respondent/ State.
                Advocate Gayatri K. Sonawane h/f Shri Temak Rahul B.,
                Advocate for Respondent No.2.
                                               ...
                                  CORAM : SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.
                                  DATE : 28 September 2026
                P. C. :-

                1.             Vide order dated 28.08.2026, while recording

                absence of the applicant, this Court had already observed that if

                none appears for the applicant, this Court would presume that the

                applicant has lost interest in prosecuting this matter. The matter

                is kept for dismissal today.


                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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