Bombay High Court

SUBHASH S/O. SHANKAR PATIL AND ANRversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SANDIPKUMAR C MORE VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV

Holding

The Court held that no relief could be granted and dismissed the petition.

Summary

The petitioners, Subhash and another, filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to initiate action against the petitioner's son and daughter‑in‑law. The High Court had previously examined the petition and, on 2 February 2021, observed that the relief sought could not be granted in the present proceedings. The matter was again listed for dismissal on 24 February 2021. Despite the petitioner's counsel requesting time, the Court reiterated that no relief survives the earlier orders. Consequently, the petition was dismissed and the proceedings were disposed of.

Issues considered

What relief, if any, can be granted in a criminal writ petition seeking to direct action against a petitioner's relatives?

Subjects

criminal writ petition
relief denied
petition dismissed
jurisdiction
procedural order

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:31055-DB

                                                                       2076.2019WP

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                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                        13 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2076 OF 2019

                          SUBHASH S/O. SHANKAR PATIL AND ANR
                                             VERSUS
                        THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                                ...
                 Advocate for Petitioners : Mr.S.P. Tiwari h/f Mr. Shivpuje A.S.
                 APP for Respondent/State : Mr. N.B. Patil

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

                                     DATE      :    27.07.2026

                 P.C. :
                 1]          Though the direction was sought in this petition
                 to initiate action against son and daughter-in-law of the
                 petitioner but under order dated 02.02.2021 this Court had
                 already observed that relief sought in this petition could not
                 be granted in the present proceeding. Accordingly, the
                 petition was kept for dismissal.
                 2]          Moreover, under order dated 24.02.2021 also the
                 matter was again kept for dismissal.
                 3]          Though the learned counsel Mr. Tiwari holding for
                 Mr. Shivpuje seeks time, but when this Court had already
                 expressed that no relief can be granted in this petition,
                 nothing survives in this petition and it stands disposed of.




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

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