Bombay High Court

INDIAN MOTION PICTURES 'PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION THROUGH SECRETARY ANIL NAGRATHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided: 31 July 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is not maintainable and is disposed of.

Summary

The Indian Motion Pictures’ Producers’ Association filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a direction for the lodging of a criminal complaint. The petition relied on a complaint filed by the petitioner. The High Court considered the recent Supreme Court judgment in Sujal Vishwas Attavar & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra (2026 SCC OnLine SC 798), which held that such petitions are not maintainable. Applying that precedent, the Court concluded that the present petition was not maintainable. Consequently, the petition was disposed of without any further order.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a direction to lodge a criminal complaint is maintainable in view of the Supreme Court’s decision in Sujal Vishwas Attavar & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra.

Subjects

Article 226
Writ Petition
Maintainability
Criminal Procedure
Supreme Court Precedent

Judgment

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                                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                                CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                                  WRIT PETITION NO. 225 OF 2020

                     Indian Motion Pictures’ Producers’ Association                    … Petitioner
                                  V/s.
                    The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                                    … Respondents
                                             _______________________________________

                    Mr. Abdullah Shaikh i/b Mr. Ashok M. Saraogi for Petitioner.

                    Mr. Shrikant V. Gavand, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.

                    Mr. Nitin Kamble, PSI, Amboli Police Station, Mumbai, present.
                                    _______________________________________

                                                      CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                              KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                                      DATE  : 31st July 2026

                    P.C. :

                    1)                   In view of Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of

                    Sujal Vishwas Attavar and Anr. Vs. State of Maharashtra and Ors., reported in

                    2026 SCC OnLine SC 798, present Petition under Article 226 of the

                    Constitution of the India for lodgment of crime, on the basis of the complaint

                    filed by the Petitioner, is not maintainable.

                    1.1)                 Petition is accordingly disposed off.




                                         ( KAMAL KHATA, J. )                     ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )
            Digitally signed by
            DNYANESHWAR
DNYANESHWAR TULSHIRAM
TULSHIRAM   GHUMNAR
GHUMNAR
            Date: 2026.08.06
            18:25:26 +0530
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