Bombay High Court
RAVI PRAKASHRAO JAWANJALversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The petition is dismissed as premature; the petitioner must await the outcome of the pending criminal trial before seeking further proceedings.
Summary
The petitioner, Ravi Prakashrao Jawanjal, filed a criminal writ petition seeking the initiation of an investigation against respondents 4 and 6 for alleged illegal detention and claimed compensation of Rs.10,00,000. The petitioner also alleged that his complaints dated 5 August 2020 and 3 September 2020 were not acted upon. The State contended that the petitioner’s name was absent from the FIR, but the investigation later linked him to Crime No. 283 of 2020, with a trial already pending in Parbhani. The Court held that the petition was premature because the petitioner is himself a co‑accused in an ongoing criminal case. Consequently, the petition was disposed, with liberty to the petitioner to pursue appropriate legal remedies after the pending trial concludes.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate forum for seeking initiation of an investigation and compensation when the petitioner is a co‑accused in an ongoing criminal trial?
Subjects
- illegal detention
- criminal investigation
- writ petition
- premature petition
- compensation
- pending criminal trial
- criminal procedure
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:39763-DB
918 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1604 OF 2020
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
918 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1604 OF 2020
Ravi Prakashrao Jawanjal
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
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Adv. R. D. Biradar for the Petitioner
Mr. N. B. Patil, APP for State
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CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.
DATE : AUGUST 28, 2026
PER COURT :
1) Heard.
2) The learned counsel for the petitioner submits
that the present petition is filed seeking initiation of
investigation against Respondent Nos. 4 and 6, in view of
the complaints submitted by the petitioner to Respondent
Nos. 2 and 3 on 05.08.2020 and 03.09.2020, in respect of
his alleged illegal detention. The petitioner has also sought
compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- in respect of the said
alleged illegal detention.
3) The learned A.P.P., on instructions, submits
that though the name of the petitioner was not mentioned
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in the F.I.R., but upon completion of the investigation, it
was found that the petitioner was involved in Crime
No. 283 of 2020 registered with Nanalpeth Police Station,
Parbhani. The learned A.P.P. further submits that the trial
arising out of the said crime is already pending. Therefore,
the petitioner has to contest the said trial. In the aforesaid
circumstances, the prayers made in the present petition
appear to be premature.
4) In view of the above, the present petition is
disposed of, with liberty to the petitioner to take out
appropriate proceedings, in accordance with law, after
disposal of the criminal proceedings pending before the
competent Court at Parbhani.
(VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV) (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE)
JUDGE JUDGE
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