Bombay High Court

AKSHAY NAGNATH AWARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous because the petitioner has been acquitted.

Summary

Akshay Nagnath Awar filed a writ petition (No. 4254 of 2024) before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench, Kolhapur, challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. During the pendency of the petition, the trial court acquitted the petitioner of the criminal charges against him. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the acquittal rendered the writ petition infructuous. The bench, after accepting this statement, held that there was no longer any ground for relief. Consequently, the court disposed of the writ petition as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition becomes infructuous upon the petitioner’s acquittal by the trial court?

Subjects

writ petition
acquittal
infructuous
criminal appellate jurisdiction
High Court

Judgment

                                                                    3-CRWP-4254-24.odt



        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
             CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                         WRIT PETITION NO. 4254 OF 2024

Akshay Nagnath Awar                                      ..PETITIONER
      VERSUS
State of Maharashtra and Others                          ..RESPONDENTS

                                       ....
Mr. O.A. Mane, Advocate for petitioner (Through V.C.)
Mr. P.P. Deokar, A.P.P. for respondent - State
                                       ....

                                            CORAM : ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.
                                            DATE : 03rd SEPTEMBER, 2026

PER COURT :

1.          Learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that during the

pendency of this petition, the Petitioner has been acquitted by the learned Trial

Court, and therefore, this petition has become infructuous. His statement is

accepted.


2.          In view of the statement, the Writ Petition stands disposed of as

infructuous.



       SUSHANT
       SHARAYU                               ( ABHAY J. MANTRI, J. )
SSD    DESHPANDE
       Digitally signed by
       SUSHANT SHARAYU
       DESHPANDE
       Date: 2026.09.03
       18:10:41 +0530




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