Bombay High Court

SUNITA W/O. WULFERAO SHINDEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SANDIPKUMAR C MORE VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV

Holding

The petition is dismissed as the investigation has already been transferred to a special case, rendering the request for further transfer moot.

Summary

The petitioner, Sunita Shinde, filed a criminal writ petition seeking transfer of the investigation of FIR No. 113/2020 registered at Kurunda Police Station, Hingoli. The Court examined a report from its Resource Personnel dated 05.08.2026, which indicated that a Special Case No. 20/2021 had already been registered concerning the same FIR. Since the matter was already under a special investigation, the Court found no basis to order a transfer of investigation. Consequently, the petition was deemed moot and was disposed of. The judges, Justice Sandipkumar C. More and Justice Vaishali Patil-Jadhav, ordered the petition to stand disposed.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate remedy when a special case has already been registered concerning the FIR in question?
Whether the petitioner’s request for transfer of investigation is maintainable in view of the existing special case registration?

Subjects

Criminal Procedure Code
Transfer of Investigation
Special Case Registration
Criminal Writ Petition
Moot Petition

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:34712-DB

                                              914 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1017 OF 2021



                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                        914 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1017 OF 2021

                                     Sunita W/o. Wulferao Shinde
                                                Versus
                                 The State Of Maharashtra And Others

                   __________________________________________________________
                   Adv. Nirmal Ramchandra J. for the Petitioner
                   Mr. N. B. Patil, APP for State
                   __________________________________________________________


                                      CORAM   : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.

                                      DATE    : 06.08.2026

                   PER COURT :

                   .             Though the transfer of investigation was sought

                   by the petitioner but as per the report of Resource

                   Personnel of this Court dated 05.08.2026, the Special Case

                   No. 20/2021 has been already registered regarding F.I.R.

                   No. 113/2020 registered at Police Station Kurunda, Tq.

                   Vasmat, Dist. Hingoli. As such, nothing survives in the

                   present petition. Criminal Writ Petition, therefore, stands

                   disposed of.



                   (VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV)            (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE)
                             JUDGE                            JUDGE



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