Bombay High Court
SANDIP KAILAS BHISE AND ORSversusASHWINI SANDIP BHISE AND ORS
- Disposal
- Dismissed
Holding
The petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners failed to appear before the Court on multiple occasions when the matter was called for hearing on 11 June 2026 and 25 June 2026. The Court observed that the petitioners appeared uninterested in pursuing the writ petition. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered. The dismissal was pronounced by Justice Mehroz K. Pathan.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the petitioners do not appear before the Court
Subjects
- dismissal
- want of prosecution
- criminal writ petition
- non-appearance
Judgment
7 CRI. WP NO. 209 OF 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 209 OF 2026
Sandip Kailas Bhise And Ors.
VERSUS
Ashwini Sandip Bhise And Ors.
…
• None for the Petitioners
• Mrs. S. N. Deshmukh, APP for Respondent No. 3 - State
…
CORAM : MEHROZ K. PATHAN, J.
DATED : 25.06.2026
PER COURT :
1. Nobody appeared when the matter was called out on
11.06.2026. Hence, the matter was kept for dismissal on 25.06.2026.
2. Today, in the morning session, when the matter was called out,
none appeared on behalf of the Petitioners. Hence, the matter was
kept back in the afternoon session. In the afternoon session, when the
matter was again called out, neither the Petitioners nor their learned
Advocate appeared.
3. It appears that the Petitioners are not interested in prosecuting
the present Petition.
4. The Petition is, therefore, dismissed for want of prosecution.
( MEHROZ K. PATHAN, J. )
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