Bombay High Court

VIJAYKUMAR ANANDKUMAR ROYversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 8 January 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: A S GADKARI SHYAM C CHANDAK

Holding

The petition was held to be infructuous and was disposed of.

Summary

Vijaykumar Anandkumar Roy filed a criminal writ petition challenging his continued detention. The Respondent State, through its Additional Public Prosecutor, submitted that a Government Order dated 18 March 2025 directed the petitioner's premature release, which was effected on 19 March 2025. The petitioner's counsel was absent, and no further relief was sought. The Court examined the submission and found that the petitioner had already been released. Consequently, the petition was deemed infructuous and was disposed of without any further order.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate disposition of a writ petition when the petitioner has already been released from custody?

Subjects

criminal writ petition
premature release
infructuous petition
disposal
government order

Judgment

HEMANT
CHANDERSEN
SHIV
                           H.C. SHIV                                                42.w511.23.doc
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HEMANT
CHANDERSEN SHIV                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
Date: 2026.01.17                             CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
10:31:37 +0300


                                         CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.511 OF 2023

                      Vijaykumar Anandkumar Roy                     …..Petitioner
                            Vs.
                      The State of Maharashtra                      …..Respondent

                                        __________________________________________

                      None for the Petitioner.
                      Mrs P. P. Shinde, APP for the Respondent-State.
                                     __________________________________________

                                                        CORAM :     A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                                    SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ.
                                                           DATE :   8th JANUARY, 2026.


                      P.C.:-

                      1)               Learned APP, on instructions from Senior Jailor, Chatrapati

                      Sambhajinagar Central Prison, Sambhajinagar submitted that, in pursuance

                      of the Government Order dated 18 th March 2025, directing the Petitioner’s

                      release prematurely, the Petitioner has been released from jail on 19 th March

                      2025 permanently.

                      1.1)             In view of the above, Petition has become infructuous and is

                      accordingly disposed of.



                               (SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.)                    (A.S. GADKARI, J.)




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