Bombay High Court

VIJAY LAHU PATILversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: SANDESH D PATIL

Holding

The writ petitions are declared infructuous and are disposed of.

Summary

Petitioner Vijay Lahu Patil filed three criminal writ petitions (Nos. 4332, 4334, 4365 of 2022) before the Bombay High Court, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner’s counsel informed the Court that the accused in the underlying criminal case had been acquitted. On that basis, the Court held that the writ petitions could no longer be entertained. The Court therefore declared the petitions infructuous and ordered their disposal. No further substantive discussion of the merits was required.

Issues considered

What is the effect on pending criminal writ petitions when the accused is acquitted in the underlying case?

Subjects

acquittal
writ petition
infructuous
criminal appellate jurisdiction
High Court

Judgment

                                                          943-WP-4332-2022 (CR).doc




            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                     CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                   CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
            CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 4332 OF 2022
Vijay Lahu Patil                  …...Petitioner
      VS.
State Of Maharashtra              …...Respondent
                            WITH
            CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 4334 OF 2022
Vijay Lahu Patil                  ......Petitioner
      VS.
State Of Maharashtra              ......Respondent
                            WITH
            CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 4365 OF 2022
Vijay Lahu Patil                        .....Petitioner
      VS.
State Of Maharashtra                    .....Respondent
                                   ...
Mr. Satyavrat Joshi a/w Mr. Yash Fadtare, for the Petitioner.
Mr. Shrikant Yadav, A.P.P., for the Respondent-State.
                                      ...
                                     CORAM: SANDESH D. PATIL, J.
                                        DATED: 31st JULY 2026.
P. C. :

1.        Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Accused has
been acquitted and hence the present Petition becomes infructuous.


2.        In view of above statement, Writ Petition Nos.4332 of 2022, 4334
of 2022 and 4365 of 2022 are disposed of as rendered infructuous.



                                                  (SANDESH D. PATIL, J.)


Manisha                             1

              Digitally signed
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MANISHA    BALKRISHNA
BALKRISHNA TALEKAR
TALEKAR    Date: 2026.08.04
              10:54:21 +0530

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