Bombay High Court
Nita Lakhan KambleversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The writ petition is allowed, directing the J.M.F.C., Paud to expedite the hearing of the specified criminal cases.
Summary
The petitioner, Nita Lakhan Kamble, filed a criminal writ petition seeking the expeditious hearing of four criminal cases (R.C.C. Nos. 2227, 2208, 2659 and 3189 of 2025) pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Paud. The petitioner argued that two of the matters dated back to 2019 and thus required speedy disposal. The State, through its Additional Public Prosecutor, opposed the petition and requested a suitable order. Justice Shivkumar Dige examined the petition and, noting the delay, ordered that the concerned magistrate expedite the hearing of all four cases. The writ petition was allowed and subsequently disposed of, with any pending applications also dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether a High Court can issue a writ directing a lower magistrate to expedite the hearing of pending criminal cases.
Subjects
- criminal procedure
- writ petition
- expeditious trial
- judicial magistrate
- pending criminal cases
Judgment
9-WP-1345-2026 (CR).doc
S.S.Kilaje
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1345 OF 2026
Nita Lakhan Kamble ...Petitioner
VERSUS
Digitally signed
SONALI by SONALI
SATISH KILAJE
SATISH Date:
2026.09.29
KILAJE 16:05:38
The State Of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents
+0530
_________________________________________________________________
Ms. Komal Panchal a/w. Mr. Rahul Salve i/b. Mr. Bhagwan K. Gaikwad,
Advocate for Petitioner.
Mr. Sameer M. Mangaonkar, APP for the State.
_________________________________________________________________
CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
DATE : 24th SEPTEMBER, 2026.
P.C. :
1. By this Petition, the petitioner seeks to expedite the hearing of
R.C.C. No. 2227 of 2025, R.C.C. No. 2208 of 2025, R.C.C. No. 2659 of
2025 and R.C.C. No. 3189 of 2025, pending before the J.M.F.C., Paud.
2. Learned APP submits that appropriate order be passed.
3. As out of the above matters mentioned, two matters are of year
2019, hence I pass following order :
ORDER
1. Writ Petition is allowed.
2. The concerned J.M.F.C., Paud shall expedite the
hearing of R.C.C. No. 2227 of 2025, R.C.C. No.
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9-WP-1345-2026 (CR).doc
S.S.Kilaje
2208 of 2025, R.C.C. No. 2659 of 2025 and R.C.C.
No. 3189 of 2025.
4. Writ Petition is disposed of. Pending applications, if any, also
disposed of.
(SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)
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