Bombay High Court
SUNNY SANJAY SAKPALversusCOMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition is dismissed as there is no surviving relief to grant once the detention period has ended.
Summary
The petitioner, Sunny Sanjay Sakpal, filed a criminal writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging a detention order dated 19 September 2025. The petition sought relief against the legality of his detention, which began on 21 September 2025. No counsel appeared for the petitioner, and an adjournment was previously sought on 31 July 2026. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor informed the Court that the period of detention had already elapsed and the petitioner had been released. Since the detention order no longer had any operative effect, the Court found that there was nothing left to adjudicate and disposed of the petition.
Issues considered
- Whether the detention order dated 19 September 2025 remains enforceable and can be challenged after the petitioner has been released.
Subjects
- detention order
- criminal writ petition
- high court
- release
- petition dismissed
Judgment
Gokhale 1 of 1 302-wp-47-26
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 47 OF 2026
Sunny Sanjay Sakpal ..Petitioner
Versus
Commissioner of Police & Anr. ..Respondents
__________
None for Petitioner.
Mr. S. V. Gavand, APP for State/Respondent.
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CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL &
RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ.
DATE : 24 SEPTEMBER 2026
PC :
1. Today nobody appears for the Petitioner. On 31.07.2026
also an adjournment was sought by the learned counsel for the
Petitioner.
2. The Petitioner has challenged the Detention order dated
19.09.2025. Learned APP, on instructions, states that the Petitioner
was detained on 21.09.2025. The period of detention is over and
the Petitioner is already released.
3. Therefore, nothing survives in this petition. The petition
is disposed of.
(RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)
Digitally
signed by
VINOD
VINOD BHASKAR
BHASKAR GOKHALE
GOKHALE Date:
2026.09.28
10:41:00
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