Bombay High Court

SHAIKH HAMID PEERMOHAMMADversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISMISSED

Holding

Both criminal writ petitions are dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioners filed two criminal writ petitions seeking a direction to register an FIR against respondent No.5. After filing, the petitioners failed to appear for any further proceedings, including taking circulation of the petitions. The Resource Personnel report confirmed that the petitioners never turned up for hearing. The Court observed that the petitioners were not interested in prosecuting the matter diligently. Consequently, the Court dismissed both criminal writ petitions on the ground of non‑prosecution.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal writ petition can be dismissed for non‑prosecution when the petitioners fail to appear for further proceedings

Subjects

criminal writ petition
FIR registration
non‑prosecution
dismissal
High Court of Bombay

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:41299-DB

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                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                        915 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.533 OF 2021

                              SHAIKH HAMID PEERMOHAMMAD
                                           VERSUS
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & OTHERS
                                               ...
                           APP for Respondent-State : Mr.G.A.Kulkarni
                                               ...
                                             WITH
                          CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 528 OF 2021
                                               ...
                                      CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                   VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                        DATE       :   04.09.2026
                 P.C. :


                             None for the petitioners. Though the petitioners

                 have prayed for direction to register FIR against the

                 respondent no.5, but the report of the Resource Personnel

                 indicates that after filing these petitions, the petitioners

                 never turned up for taking circulation till today. Thus, it

                 appears that the petitioners are not interested in prosecuting

                 the    matter   diligently.   Accordingly,   both   Criminal   Writ

                 Petitions stand dismissed for non-prosecution.



                 [VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]                [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE]
                         JUDGE                               JUDGE

                 DDC

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