Bombay High Court

PRIYANKA SANTOSH SHETEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Abated
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition was held to be abated due to the death of the petitioner.

Summary

A writ petition (No. 2529 of 2019) was filed by Priyanka Santosh Shete against the State of Maharashtra and others. During the pendency of the petition, the petitioner passed away. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court of the death and submitted that the petition stood abated. The court examined the submission and applied the principle that a petition is abated upon the death of the petitioner unless a statutory provision provides otherwise. Accordingly, the court disposed of the petition as abated. No substantive merits of the original claims were addressed.

Subjects

petition abatement
death of petitioner
writ petition
high court
procedural law

Judgment

DTG                                                      237-Wp.2529.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 2529 OF 2019

Priyanka Santosh Shete                                 … Petitioner
         V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                        … Respondents
                   _______________________________________

Adv. Rachit Singh a/w Adv. Nitin Satpute and Adv. Abhishek Bandekar for
Petitioner.

Mr. J.P. Yagnik, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
                  _______________________________________

                            CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                    KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                            DATE  : 17th June 2026

P.C. :

1)              Learned Advocate for Petitioner submitted that, during the

pendency of Petition, the Petitioner has passed away and the Petition stands

abated.

2)              Disposed off as abated.




                ( KAMAL KHATA, J. )              ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )




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