Bombay High Court

AMAR MARUTIRAO NAIKWADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition was dismissed as the complaint had been investigated and no cognizable offence was established.

Summary

The petitioner filed a criminal writ petition seeking a court direction for the police to take action against respondents 4 to 6 based on a complaint dated 11 September 2019. The State's Assistant Public Prosecutor submitted a communication dated 7 December 2019 indicating that the complaint had been investigated and no cognizable offence was found against the respondents. The Court noted this finding and concluded that there was no remaining ground for the petition. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as there was nothing left to adjudicate. The matter was ordered to be disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can issue a direction to the police to initiate action against respondents when a complaint has already been investigated and found lacking cognizable offence.

Subjects

criminal writ petition
police investigation
cognizable offence
petition dismissal
high court direction

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37758-DB

                                                                        1624.19WP

                                                1

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                        925 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1624 OF 2019

                                AMAR MARUTIRAO NAIKWADE
                                         VERSUS
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & OTHERS

                                                 ...
                      Advocate for the petitioner : Mr.Sayyed Tauseef Yaseen
                             APP for Respondent-State : Mr.N.B.Patil
                                                 …

                                      CORAM :       SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                    VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                      DATE      :   18.08.2026


                 P.C. :


                 1]          Heard. The petition is filed for direction to the

                 respondents-Police Officials to take action against the

                 respondent nos.4 to 6 pursuant to the complaint dated

                 11.09.2019. However, the learned APP placed on record a

                 communication      dated   07.12.2019   mentioning   that     the

                 complaint dated 11.09.2019 was enquired into and nothing

                 was found about commission of cognizable offence by the

                 respondent nos. 4 to 6. The said communication is taken on

                 record and marked as ‘X’ for identification.
                                                     1624.19WP

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2]         In view of the same, nothing survives in the

present Writ Petition and the same stands disposed of.




[VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]          [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE]
        JUDGE                         JUDGE

DDC

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