Bombay High Court

PRADEEP ASHOK PATIL (BHOJE)versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: SANDESH D PATIL

Holding

The petition was dismissed as infructuous because the petitioner had already been acquitted, leaving no operative order to challenge.

Summary

Petitioner Pradeep Ashok Patil filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the actions of the State of Maharashtra. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor informed the Court that the petitioner had already been acquitted by the trial court. The Court held that, in view of the acquittal, there was no operative order or adverse decision to be challenged. Consequently, the petition was deemed infructuous. The Court disposed of the petition without further consideration.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal writ petition is maintainable after the petitioner has been acquitted by the trial court

Subjects

criminal writ petition
acquittal
infructuous petition
High Court
jurisdiction

Judgment

                                                           89-WP-4790-2025 (CR).doc




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

                CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 4790 OF 2025

Pradeep Ashok Patil (bhoje)                       …...Petitioner
     Vs.
The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                  …...Respondents

                                   ...
Mr. Sudarshan Patil, Advocate for Petitioner.
Mr. Avinash Naik, APP for Respondent-State.
                                   ...


                                        CORAM: SANDESH D. PATIL, J.
                                        DATED: 22nd JUNE 2026.
P. C. :

1.        Learned APP submits that the Petitioners have been acquitted by

the Trial Court. In view thereof, nothing survives for consideration in

the present Petition. Accordingly, the Petition is disposed of as rendered

infructuous.




                                                  (SANDESH D. PATIL, J.)




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