Bombay High Court

RAVINDRA S. GAMBHIRversusTHE SENIOR INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ORS.

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner filed a writ petition on 20 March 2019 in the High Court of Bombay. No steps were taken by the petitioner or his counsel to circulate the petition after filing. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing scheduled on 17 June 2026. The Court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear and take procedural steps

Subjects

writ petition
non-prosecution
dismissal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
procedural default

Judgment

DTG                                                            196-Wp.1528.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 1528 OF 2019

Ravindra S. Gambhir                                          … Petitioner
         V/s.
The Senior Inspector Of Police & Ors.                        … Respondents
                    _______________________________________

None for Petitioner.

Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
                 _______________________________________

                             CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                     KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                             DATE  : 17th June 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.

20th March 2019, neither the Petitioner nor his 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. )


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