Bombay High Court
DEVIPRASAD RAMADHAR SONARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner filed a writ petition on 15 July 2016 in the Bombay High Court. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and did not take any steps to circulate the petition thereafter. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the court found that the petition had not been prosecuted. 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
- court procedure
- failure to appear
Judgment
sns 30-wp-2445-2016.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.2445 OF 2016
Deviprasad Ramadhar Sonar … Petitioner
V/s.
State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
None for the Petitioner.
Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre, APP, for the Respondent-State.
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 24th March 2026
P.C.:-
1) None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.
15th July, 2016, the Petitioner and/or his 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
1/1
SUMEDH
SUMEDH NAMDEO
NAMDEO SONAWANE
SONAWANE Date:
2026.03.26
15:19:34
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