Bombay High Court

VIKAS VIJAY SALVEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The criminal revision application is deemed infructuous and is disposed of because the underlying matters have been settled amicably.

Summary

The applicant, Vikas Vijay Salve, filed a criminal revision (Criminal Revision Application No. 62 of 2022) challenging the order dated 21 July 2026 in Criminal Application No.1244/2026, which related to offences under Sections 354‑A and 323 of the Indian Penal Code. The court noted that the underlying criminal matters – the summary criminal case decided on 22 November 2018 by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Himayatnagar and the appeal decided on 16 February 2022 by the Sessions Judge, Bhokar – had been settled amicably between the parties. Because of this settlement, the revision application could no longer be entertained. The bench held that the revision became infructuous and therefore ordered its disposal. Consequently, the revision application was dismissed as infructuous.

Issues considered

What is the effect of an amicable settlement of the underlying criminal proceedings on a pending criminal revision application?

Legislation cited

Indian Penal Code, 1860 — s. 323, 354-A

Subjects

criminal revision
amicable settlement
infructuous
IPC 354-A
IPC 323
High Court of Bombay

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:41539


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                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                      937 CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 62 OF 2022

                                     VIKAS VIJAY SALVE
                                          VERSUS
                            THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.
                                                  …..
                 Mr Aishwarya Takale, Advocate h/f Mrs Charuta S. Deshmukh,
                 Advocate for Applicant
                 Mr A.A.A. Khan, APP for Respondent No.1/State
                                                …..

                                           CORAM : SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.

                                             DATE : 08th SEPTEMBER, 2026

                 P. C. :


                 1.          Ms Takale, learned Advocate holding for Advocate Mrs

                 Deshmukh tenders a copy of the order dated 21/07/2026, passed by

                 this Court in Criminal Application No.1244/2026, wherein Crime

                 No.9/2016 was registered against the present applicant with the

                 Himayatnagar Police Station, Dist. Nanded for offence punishable

                 under Sections 354-A and 323 of the Indian Penal Code.            The

                 consequential decisions i.e. judgment and order dated 22/11/2018,

                 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Himayatnagar in

                 Summary Criminal Case No.35/2016 as well as the judgment and

                 order dated 16/02/2022, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Bhokar
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                                  (2)

in Criminal Appeal No.16/2018 came to be settled amicably. In view

of the same, this revision application becomes infructuous.


2.          Therefore, this criminal revision application is disposed of

as infructuous.


                                    [SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.]
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