Bombay High Court

DIWAKAR SINHAversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided: 18 April 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner Diwakar Sinha filed a writ petition on 18 August 2017 in the High Court of Bombay. No appearance was made by the petitioner or his counsel at the hearing scheduled on 18 April 2026. The court noted that since filing, the petitioner had taken no steps to circulate or pursue the petition. It was observed that the petitioner appeared disinterested in continuing the proceedings. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of 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
criminal appellate jurisdiction
high court

Judgment

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                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 3362 OF 2017

Diwakar Sinha                                                 … Petitioner

         V/s.

The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                               … Respondents



None for the Petitioner.
Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre, APP for the Respondent-State.


                                    CORAM :      A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                 KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                      DATE :     18th April, 2026

P.C.:-

1)              None appears for Petitioner, when called out for hearing.

2)              Record indicates that, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.

18th August, 2017, 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.)


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