Bombay High Court
RAJABAI SHIVAJI BHOSALE AND ANRversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Disposal
- Dismissed
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Petitioners Rajabai Shivaji Bhosale and another filed a writ petition challenging a criminal revision application pending before the Additional Sessions Judge, Barshi, alleging delay and flimsy grounds. During the hearing, the brother of Petitioners' second petitioner, present in court, requested withdrawal of the petition, which the court accepted. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn. The court, however, directed the Additional Sessions Judge to expedite the pending criminal revision application within four months. The registry was instructed to inform the lower court of this order, and the petition was formally disposed of.
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- criminal revision
- court interference
- expedited disposal
Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 2893 OF 2025
Rajabai Shivaji Bhosale & Anr ..… Petitioners
VERSUS
State of Maharashtra ..… Respondent
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Mr. I. M. Khairdi, Advocate for Petitioners.
Mr. Anand S. Shalgaonkar, APP for Respondent No. 1-State.
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CORAM : ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.
DATE : AUGUST 28, 2026
PER COURT :
1. After hearing the learned Advocate for the Petitioner for some
time, when this Court expressed its disinclination to interfere with the
impugned order, on instructions of the brother of Petitioner No. 2, who is
present in the Court, seeks leave to withdraw the Petition. His statement is
accepted.
2. In view of the statement, the Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
3. Needless to clarify that the proceedings bearing R.C.C. No. 47
of 2013 have been pending before the learned Trial Court for more than 10
years, i.e. since the year 2013. Similarly, from the order passed by the learned
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Additional Sessions Judge, Barshi, it appears that the learned Addi. Sessions
signed by
TALLE
TALLE SHUBHAM
SHUBHAM ASHOKRAO
ASHOKRAO Date:
2026.08.29
10:46:09
Judge was ready to hear and finally decide the Criminal Revision Application
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pending before him. However, instead of arguing the matter before the
learned Sessions Judge, the Petitioner approached this Court on flimsy
grounds mentioned in the Petition.
4. In view of the same, the learned Additional Sessions Judge,
Barshi, is directed to hear and dispose of Criminal Revision Application No.
5 of 2015 pending before him as expeditiously as possible and preferably
within a period of four months from the receipt of a copy of this order. The
Petitioners undertake to cooperate with the learned Sessions Court.
5. The Registry is directed to inform the concerned Court of the
order accordingly.
6. The Petition is disposed of.
(ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.)
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