Bombay High Court
SANGITA RAJU CHANGAUDARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
A writ petition becomes infructuous and must be dismissed when the charges against the accused have already been framed.
Summary
The petitioner, Sangita Raju Changaudar, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking relief in a criminal matter. The respondent State of Maharashtra argued that the charges against the petitioner had already been framed. The court examined whether the petition could continue in view of the framing of charges. It held that once charges are framed, the writ petition becomes infructuous. Consequently, the court disposed of the petition as infructuous, without further hearing.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition remains maintainable after charges have been framed in the criminal case
- Whether the petition should be dismissed as infructuous on that ground
Subjects
- writ petition
- infructuous
- criminal procedure
- charge framing
- High Court
Judgment
38-WP-5172-2024 (CR).doc
IN THE JUDICATURE OF HIGH COURT AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 5172 OF 2024
Sangita Raju Changaudar ..… Petitioner
VERSUS
State of Maharashtra & Anr ..… Respondents
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Mr. Pratik Patil i/by Mr. Kuldeep U. Nikam, Advocate for Petitioner.
Mr. Pankaj P. Deokar, APP for Respondent No. 1-State.
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CORAM : RAJESH S. PATIL AND
ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.
DATE : 29 AUGUST 2026.
P. C. :
1. Learned APP submits that the charges have already been framed.
Therefore, the present Petition has become infructuous.
2. In view of the above, the Petition stands disposed of as
infructuous.
(ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.) (RAJESH S. PATIL, J.)
Digitally
signed by
TALLE
TALLE SHUBHAM
SHUBHAM ASHOKRAO
ASHOKRAO Date:
2026.08.31
11:36:48
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