Bombay High Court

SUNIL KOKSINGH RAJPUTversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

Sunil Koksingh Rajput filed writ petition No. 2836 of 2019 in the Bombay High Court. He failed to appear for the hearing and, after 21st December 2021, neither he nor his counsel took any steps to circulate the petition. The court noted that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the relief. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. Accordingly, the bench held that the petition was abandoned and 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
petition abandonment

Judgment

DTG                                                          265-Wp.2836.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 2836 OF 2019

Sunil Koksingh Rajput                                      … Petitioner
         V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                            … Respondents
                   _______________________________________

None for Petitioner.

Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
                 _______________________________________

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

P.C. :

1)              None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.

2)              Record indicates that, after 21 st December 2021, neither the

Petitioner nor his Advocate has taken any steps to circulate the Petition, even

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. )


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