Bombay High Court
SHABBIR@VALI DAWOOD KHANversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Shabbir @ Vali Dawood Khan, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court's Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and, after 24 January 2020, neither he nor his counsel took any steps to advance the petition. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the relief sought. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non-prosecution. The judgment was delivered by Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata on 22 June 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner fails to prosecute a writ petition?
Subjects
- writ petition
- non-prosecution
- dismissal
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
ssm 64-wp3840.2019.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 3840 OF 2019
Shabbir @ Vali Dawood Khan …..Petitioner
Vs.
State Of Maharashtra & Anr. …..Respondents
____________________________________
None for the Petitioner.
Mr. Ashish I. Satpute APP, for the Respondent-State.
____________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 22nd JUNE, 2026.
P.C.:-
1) None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, after 24th January, 2020, 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.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV
SANJIV SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA MASHALKAR 1/1
MASHALKAR Date:
2026.06.29
12:26:39 +0530
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