Bombay High Court
SHABANA SAFRI @ SHABANA ALI KHANversusTHE SENIOR INSPECTOR OF POLICE, AMBOLI POLICE STATION, MUMBAI AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
Shabana Safri filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court against the Senior Inspector of Police, Amboli Police Station. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and, according to the record, made no effort to circulate the petition after filing it on 10 December 2020. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the case. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were examined.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition can be proceeded with when the petitioner fails to appear and does not prosecute the petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- petitioner's non‑appearance
Judgment
ssm 95-wp1291.2021.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1291 OF 2021
Shabana Safri @ Shabana Ali Khan …..Petitioner
Vs.
The Senior Inspector Of Police,
Amboli Police Station, Mumbai & Ors. …..Respondents
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None for the Petitioner.
Shri. Ashish I. Satpute APP, for the Respondent-State.
____________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 29th AUGUST, 2026.
P.C.:-
1) None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.
10th December, 2020, neither the Petitioner nor her Advocate has taken any
steps to circulate the Petition, even once.
2.1) It appears that, the Petitioner is not interested in pursuing the
Petition.
3) Dismissed for non-prosecution.
(KAMAL KHATA, J.) (A.S. GADKARI, J.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV
SANJIV SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA MASHALKAR 1/1
MASHALKAR Date:
2026.09.07
17:01:04 +0530
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