Bombay High Court
ANKIT GIRIDHARILAL VADHWANA AND OTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court held that the petitioner’s right to a speedy trial justifies a direction to the magistrate to decide the pending case at the earliest.
Summary
The petitioner, an accused in RCC No. 301 of 2023 before the 5th Judicial Magistrate First Class, Panvel, has been in custody since January 2023 with no progress in the trial. He filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to expedite the pending case, invoking his right to a speedy trial. The State opposed, offering no substantive objection. The Court, after hearing both sides, allowed the petition and ordered the magistrate to decide the case as early as possible. Consequently, the petition was disposed of in the petitioner’s favour.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to a judicial direction for the expeditious disposal of the pending criminal trial under the right to speedy trial
Subjects
- speedy trial
- right to speedy trial
- criminal procedure
- writ petition
- detention
- judicial direction
Judgment
57-WP-3354-2026 (CR).doc
Shubhada S Kadam
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3354 OF 2026
Ankit Giridharilal Vadhwana ...Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent/s
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Mr. Maruti Parshuram Mhavarkar, Advocate for Petitioner.
Mr. B. B. Kulkarni, APP for Respondent-State.
PSI-Gupta, NRI Sagri, Police Station, Navi Mumbai, present.
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CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
DATE : 11th SEPTEMBER, 2026.
P.C. :
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for
respondent-State.
2. By this petitioner, the petitioner is seeking a direction to
expedite R.C.C. No. 301 of 2023 pending before the learned 5th Judicial
Magistrate First Class, Panvel, District Raigad.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner
is an accused in the said case and is behind bars since January 2023 and
there is no progress in the trial. Hence, requested to expedite the matter.
4. Learned APP submitted that appropriate orders be passed.
Digitally
signed by
SHUBHADA
SHUBHADA SHANKAR
SHANKAR KADAM 5. I have heard both learned counsel. As the petitioner is behind
KADAM Date:
2026.09.12
15:40:28
+0530
bars since 2023 and there is no progress in the trial, I pass following
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Shubhada S Kadam
order:
ORDER
(a) The petition is allowed.
(b) Learned 5th Judicial Magistrate First Class, Panvel, District
Raigad shall decide the pending R.C.C. No. 301 of 2023 as
early as possible.
The petition is disposed of accordingly.
(SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)
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