Bombay High Court

MOHAN NAGU KUNCHIKORVEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA 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, Mohan Nagu Kunchikorve, filed writ petition No.1628 of 2019 in the Bombay High Court. He failed to appear for the hearing and, after July 2 2019, neither he nor his counsel took any steps to circulate the petition. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the petition. Accordingly, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution. The dismissal was ordered by Judges A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner’s failure to appear and pursue the case.

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
Bombay High Court
criminal appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

DTG                                                          202-Wp.1628.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 1628 OF 2019

Mohan Nagu Kunchikorve                                      … Petitioner
         V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & 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, after 2nd July 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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