Bombay High Court

MAHESH CHANDRAKANT ZAGADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

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

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

Mahesh Chandrakant Zagade filed a writ petition on 12 August 2017 in the High Court of Bombay. No petitioner or his counsel appeared when called for hearing. The court record shows that the petitioner made no effort to circulate the petition since its filing. The court inferred that the petitioner was not interested in pursuing the petition. Accordingly, the petition was 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
criminal appellate jurisdiction
court procedure

Judgment

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                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO.3663 OF 2017

Mahesh Chandrakant Zagade                                     … Petitioner

         V/s.

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                               … Respondents



None for the Petitioner.
Mr. Vinod Chate, 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.

12th 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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