Bombay High Court
Hitesh ThadeshwarversusState of Maharashtra Through the Public Prosecutor,
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court held that the petition for expediting charge framing cannot be entertained because the FIRs were lodged prior to one year and this year only.
Summary
The petitioner, Hitesh Thadeshwar, filed a criminal writ petition seeking an order to expedite the framing of charges in connection with FIR No.04 of 2025 and FIR No.14/2026 registered at Azad Maidan, Mumbai, and to do so in a time‑bond manner. The petition was filed after the FIRs had been lodged for more than a year. The Court examined whether the relief sought could be granted given the lapse of time since the FIRs were registered. It held that the prayer could not be considered because the FIRs were lodged prior to one year and this year only. Consequently, the Court declined to grant the relief and disposed of the petition. All pending applications related to the matter were also disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether a petitioner is entitled to an order expediting the framing of charge when the FIRs in question were lodged more than a year ago
Subjects
- criminal procedure
- charge framing
- time bond
- petition disposal
- BOMBAY High Court
Judgment
70-WP-4179-2026 (CR).doc
N.S.Kamble
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 4179 OF 2026
Hitesh Thadeshwar ...Petitioner
VERSUS
State Of Maharashtra
Digitally signed Through The Public Prosecutor & Ors. ...Respondents
NILAM by NILAM
SANTOSH
SANTOSH KAMBLE _________________________________________________________________
KAMBLE Date: 2026.10.07
11:36:05 +0530
Mr.Hitesh Thadeshwar, for the Petitioner.
Ms.R.D. Humane, APP, for the Respondent-State.
Mr.Siddharth Pimpale a/w Mr.Prashant Bothre and Mr.Grishma Karane i/b
Pan India Legal Services LLP, for Respondent No.2.
Mr.Krishna Khandagale, PSI, a/w Ms.Kajal Pansare, PSI, Azad Maidan
Police Station.
_________________________________________________________________
CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
DATE : 06th OCTOBER 2026
P.C. :
. By this petition, the Petitioner is seeking to expedite to frame
the charge in connection with FIR No.04 of 2025 and FIR No.14/2026
registered at Azad Maidan, Mumbai, in time bond manner.
2. The prayer made by the Petitioner cannot be considered as the
FIR was lodged prior one year and this year only. Hence, I am not inclined
to grant the relief as prayer. Accordingly, the Petition is disposed of.
3. All pending Applications are disposed of.
(SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)
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