Bombay High Court

SACHIN GAJANAN SHETYEversusTHE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS AND ORS

Decided: 2 July 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: GAUTAM A ANKHAD

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous because the petitioner has already undergone the sentence.

Summary

The petitioner filed a criminal writ petition seeking relief, but failed to appear before the court on 30 June 2026. The Additional Public Prosecutor submitted a communication from Yerwada Central Jail confirming that the petitioner had already undergone the sentence imposed. In view of this evidence, the court found that the petition no longer had any operative purpose. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as infructuous. No further orders were made.

Issues considered

The petitioner's relief is maintainable when the petitioner has already served the sentence.

Subjects

criminal procedure
writ petition
dismissal
sentence served
infructuous

Judgment

         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                     CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3498 OF 2016
Sachin Gajanan Shetye                                           .. Petitioner
         Vs.
The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons,
Central Region, Aurangabad & Ors.                               .. Respondents


None for the Petitioner.
Ms. M.M. Deshmukh, Additional Public Prosecutor for the Respondent-State
of Maharashtra.


                                 CORAM : GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.

                                 DATE        : 2ND JULY 2026

P.C. :

1.       No one appeared for the Petitioner on 30th June 2026. Hence, the matter
was kept today under the caption “For Dismissal”.

2.       Ms. Deshmukh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the
Petitioner has undergone the sentence and tenders a copy of the communication
dated 1st July 2026 received from the Yerwada Central Jail, Pune, which is
taken on record and marked “X” for identification.

3.       In view of the above communication, Writ Petition no.3498 of 2016 is
dismissed as infructuous.



                                                 [ GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. ]
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