Bombay High Court
SHANKAR RAJARAM GHADIGAONKAR AND ORSversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition is dismissed as infructuous because the petitioners have been acquitted.
Summary
The petitioners, Shankar Rajaram Ghadigaonkar and others, filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking relief. The petition was filed after they were acquitted in the underlying criminal case. The petitioners argued that the acquittal rendered the petition unnecessary. The learned counsel for the petitioners informed the Court that the acquittal had occurred, making the petition infructuous. The Court accepted this submission and ordered that the petition stand disposed as infructuous, with no further hearing required.
Subjects
- criminal procedure
- writ petition
- acquittal
- infructuous
Judgment
8-WP-1497-2016 (CR).docx
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CR. WRIT PETITION NO. 1497 OF 2016
Shankar Rajaram Ghadigaonkar And Ors … Petitioners
Versus
State Of Maharashtra … Respondent
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Mr. Saurabh P. Tandale h/f. Mr. Kedar J. Patil for the Petitioners.
Mr. Shriram S. Chaudhari, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State.
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Coram : MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI &
RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ.
Date : 18th March 2026.
P. C. :
1. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, on instructions, states that the
Petitioners have been acquitted in present case and hence, the Petition has
become infructuous.
2. The Petition therefore stands disposed of as infructuous.
[ RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J. ] [ MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J. ]
Digitally signed
by OMKAR
SHIVAHAR
OMKAR KUMBHAKARN
SHIVAHAR
KUMBHAKARN Date:
2026.03.25
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