Bombay High Court

SUMIT RAVINDRA CHANDANEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: SARANG VIJAYKUMAR KOTWAL ASHISH SAHADEV CHAVAN

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The writ petition filed by Sumit Ravindra Chandane in 2018 remained pending for several years. The last listing was on 1 February 2019, after which neither the petitioner nor his counsel took steps to have the matter listed. The court observed that the petitioner appeared disinterested in prosecuting the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. The dismissal was pronounced by a two‑judge bench of the Bombay High Court.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner’s inaction.

Subjects

non‑prosecution
writ petition
dismissal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
procedural default

Judgment

                                                           37-WP-5788-2018.doc

            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

               WRIT PETITION NO. 5788 OF 2018
Sumit Ravindra Chandane               … Petitioner
            Versus
The State of Maharashtra and Ors.               … Respondents
                           --------------------
None for the Petitioner.

Ms. Supriya Kak, A.P.P., for the Respondent-State.
                             --------------------
                             CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL &
                                                ASHISH S. CHAVAN, JJ.

                                  DATE      :   17th JUNE, 2026.
P.C. :
1.        This Petition is pending since 2018. On the last occasion, it was
listed on 1st February, 2019. After that, no efforts were taken by the
Petitioner or the learned Counsel for the Petitioner to get the matter
listed before the Court. It appears that neither the Petitioner nor the
learned Counsel for the Petitioner is interested in prosecuting this
Petition. Therefore, Writ Petition No.5788 of 2018 is dismissed for
non-prosecution.




(ASHISH S. CHAVAN, J.)                          (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)



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