Bombay High Court

TARABEN NAVINBHAI BAROTversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Decided: 18 April 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution as the petitioner failed to appear or take steps to advance the petition.

Summary

The petitioner, Taraben Navinbhai Barot, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and, according to the record, made no effort to circulate the petition after September 24, 2018. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the relief sought. Consequently, the judges noted the lack of prosecution of the petition. The petition was therefore dismissed for non‑prosecution.

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
criminal appellate jurisdiction
court procedure

Judgment

sbw 291-wp-2054-2018.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION NO.2054 OF 2018

Taraben Navinbhai Barot … Petitioner

V/s.

The State of Maharashtra & Anr. … Respondents

None for the Petitioner.
Smt. Mankuwar M. Deshmukh, Acting P.P., for the Respondent-State.

CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 18th April 2026

P.C.:-

1) None for Petitioner when called out for hearing.

2) Record indicates that, after 24th September, 2018, Petitioner

and/or her Advocate has not taken any steps to circulate the Petition, even

for 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.)

Digitally
signed by
SANDHYA
1/1
SANDHYA BHAGU
BHAGU WADHWA
WADHWA Date:
2026.04.23
12:02:09
+0530

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