Bombay High Court

SUNANDA SURESH PATILversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Decided: 18 April 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution as the petitioner failed to take any steps to circulate or pursue the petition since its filing.

Summary

This is a criminal writ petition filed by Sunanda Suresh Patil against the State of Maharashtra and others. The petition was filed on 26th March 2018. When the matter was called out for hearing, none appeared for the petitioner. The record showed that since the date of filing, the petitioner and/or her advocate had not taken any steps to circulate the petition even once. The court observed that the petitioner appeared not interested in pursuing the petition. Accordingly, the court dismissed the petition for non-prosecution. No arguments were advanced on behalf of the petitioner, and the State was represented by the Additional Public Prosecutor.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition is liable to be dismissed for non-prosecution when the petitioner has taken no steps to pursue it since filing?

Subjects

Criminal Writ Petition
Non-prosecution
Dismissal
Bombay High Court

Judgment

DTG                                                              266-WP-1505-2018.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 1505 OF 2018

Sunanda Suresh Patil                                         …Petitioner
         V/s.
The State Of Maharashtra & Ors.                              … Respondents
                      _______________________________________
None for Petitioner.
Smt. P.P. Shinde, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
                  _______________________________________

                             CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                     KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                             DATE  : 18th April 2026

P.C. :


1)              None for Petitioner when called out for hearing.

2)              Record indicates that, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.

26th March 2018, the Petitioner and/or her Advocate has not taken any steps

to circulate the Petition, even for 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. )



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