Bombay High Court
HARSHAD DHANESHLAL PATELversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Harshad Dhaneshlal Patel, filed a writ petition on 27 August 2019 in the Bombay High Court. No appearance was made by the petitioner or his counsel at the hearing, and the record shows that the petitioner made no effort to circulate the petition thereafter. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the relief sought. Consequently, the judges held that the petition could not be entertained further. The petition was therefore dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner’s failure to appear and take any steps to pursue the petition.
Subjects
- writ petition
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
ssm 90-wp4405.2019.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 4405 OF 2019
Harshad Dhaneshlal Patel …..Petitioner
Vs.
The State Of Maharashtra & Anr. …..Respondents
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None for the Petitioner.
Smt. P.P. Shinde 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, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.
27th August, 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.)
Digitally signed
by SANJIV
SANJIV SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA MASHALKAR 1/1
MASHALKAR Date:
2026.06.29
12:24:25 +0530
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