Bombay High Court
PRAMOD N. RASALversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
- Bench
- S M MODAK
Holding
The revision application was dismissed as infructuous because the applicant had already been acquitted.
Summary
The applicant, Pramod N. Rasal, filed a criminal revision seeking discharge from the trial after an order refused to discharge him. While the revision was pending, the Special Court under the SEBI Act acquitted him on 29 January 2024, a judgment that was placed on record. The court noted that the acquittal rendered the revision application moot. Consequently, the revision was deemed infructuous and was disposed of without further hearing. The decision underscores that a revision becomes untenable when the substantive matter has been finally resolved in the applicant's favor.
Issues considered
- What is the effect of an acquittal on a pending criminal revision application seeking discharge?
Legislation cited
Subjects
- revision
- acquittal
- SEBI Act
- criminal procedure
- discharge of accused
Judgment
27. REVN 4446 of 2017.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 446 OF 2017
Pramod N. Rasal ...Applicant
Vs.
The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent
*****
Mr. Raghvendra Mehrotra Advocate for the Applicant
(through VC)
Mr. Hitendra J. Dedhia APP for the Respondent-State
*****
CORAM : S. M. MODAK, J.
DATE : 17th JANUARY 2026
P. C. :-
1. This is a revision application thereby challenging the order
refusing to discharge the Applicant. In the meantime after trial this
Applicant, who is accused No. 4, was acquitted by the Special Court as
per SEBI Act as per judgement dated 29 th January 2024. Copy of the
judgment passed by the SEBI Court tendered by learned AGP is taken
on record and marked as ‘Annexure-X’. There are separate orders for
remaining accused persons.
Digitally
signed by
SEEMA SEEMA
KSHITIJ
KSHITIJ YELKAR
Date:
YELKAR 2026.01.20 Seema 1/2
11:26:24
+0530
27. REVN 4446 of 2017.doc
2. In view of the acquittal, this revision application has become
infructuous. Hence, Revision Application is disposed of.
(S. M. MODAK, J.)
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