Bombay High Court

PRAVIN VASANTRAO PAWARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SANDIPKUMAR C MORE ABASAHEB D SHINDE

Holding

The writ petition was dismissed because the filing and registration of the charge-sheet left no matter for the court to consider.

Summary

The petitioner, Pravin Vasantrao Pawar, filed a criminal writ petition (No. 1528 of 2019) before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. The court, after reviewing the report of its Resource Personnel, noted that a charge-sheet in the underlying criminal matter had already been filed and registered. Since the filing of the charge-sheet rendered the relief sought in the writ petition moot, the court found that nothing remained for adjudication. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as there was no ground for further relief. The judgment was delivered by Justices Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde on 28 April 2026.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate course of action when a charge-sheet has already been filed in the underlying criminal case concerning a pending writ petition?

Subjects

criminal procedure
writ petition
charge-sheet
petition dismissal
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:19078-DB


                                            1                927 wp 1528-19

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          927 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1528 OF 2019

                             PRAVIN VASANTRAO PAWAR
                                        VERSUS
                      THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                          …
            Ms. A. S. Deshmukh, APP for Respondent-State
                                          ….

                                          CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                                                  ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

                                          DATED : 28/04/2026
            P. C. :

            1.           None for the petitioner.

            2.           As per the report of the Resource Personnel of this Court, a
            charge-sheet has already been filed and registered. In view of the
            same, nothing survives in this writ petition and it stands disposed
            of.




            ( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. )              ( SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J. )

            VS Maind/-

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