Bombay High Court

BASANTI RAMESH SULANEversusTHE DISTRICT SUPERITENDENT OF POLICE AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The writ petition stands disposed, with the petitioner permitted to file a protest petition against the pending ‘B’ summary.

Summary

The petitioner, Basanti Ramesh Sulane, filed a criminal writ petition seeking the addition of offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to Crime No. 225/2023 registered at Sillegaon Police Station. The petition also requested an adjournment. The Court observed that a ‘B’ summary had already been filed in the case and was pending final decision in the concerned trial court. Considering the pending summary, the Court declined to grant an adjournment and disposed of the writ petition, granting the petitioner liberty to challenge the ‘B’ summary by filing a protest petition. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as moot pending the outcome of the pending summary.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner’s request to add offences under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act can be entertained through a criminal writ petition.
Whether the Court should grant an adjournment in view of the pending ‘B’ summary in the trial court.
Whether the petitioner may challenge the ‘B’ summary by filing a protest petition.

Legislation cited

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

Subjects

SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
addition of offences
criminal writ petition
B summary
protest petition
adjournment

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:44679-DB

                                                                        1282.23WP

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                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                        16 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1282 OF 2023

                              BASANTI RAMESH SULANE
                                      VERSUS
                  THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE & OTHERS

                                                  ...
                        Advocate for the petitioner : Mr.Abhay R.Nimbalkar
                                         h/f.Mr.D.B.Thoke
                            APP for Respondent-State : Mr.S.J.Salgare
                                                  …

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

                                      DATE      :   28.09.2026


                 P.C. :


                 1]           Heard. Though the learned counsel holding for

                 Mr.D.B.Thoke, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks an

                 adjournment, but record shows that the petition was filed for

                 addition of offences under the Scheduled Castes and

                 Scheduled Tribes [Prevention of Atrocities] Act in Crime No.

                 225/2023 of Sillegaon Police Station. However, the report of

                 the Resource Personnel of this Court indicates that in this

                 crime ‘B’ summary is filed and it is pending in the concerned

                 Court for final decision.
                                                          1282.23WP

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2]         Under such circumstances, we dispose of this

Petition, with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the said ‘B’

summary by filing protest petition. Accordingly, the Writ

Petition stands disposed of.




[VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]             [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE]
        JUDGE                            JUDGE

DDC

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