Bombay High Court

KALPESH PIYUSH SANGHAVIversusTHE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS.

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

Kalpesh Piyush Sanghavi filed a writ petition on 18 July 2019 in the Bombay High Court. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and neither he nor his counsel took any steps to advance the petition. The court observed that the petitioner was not interested in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the petition was dismissed for non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear or take steps to pursue the case

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

DTG                                                            293-Wp.3734.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 3734 OF 2019

Kalpesh Piyush Sanghavi                                      … Petitioner
         V/s.
The Commissioner Of Police & Ors.                            … Respondents
                    _______________________________________

None for Petitioner.

Smt. P.P. Shinde, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
                  _______________________________________

                             CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                     KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                             DATE  : 17th June 2026

P.C. :

1)              None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.

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

18th July 2019, neither the Petitioner nor his Advocate has taken any steps to

circulate the Petition, even 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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