Bombay High Court
MUZAFFAR YASINSHAH PATELversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner filed a writ petition on 19 December 2018 in the Bombay High Court but failed to appear for the hearing and made no effort to circulate the petition thereafter. The court noted that the petitioner showed no interest in pursuing the matter. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non-prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. The dismissal was entered by a bench of Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non-prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear and pursue the case
Subjects
- writ petition
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
Sbw 211-wp-5789-2018.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.5789 OF 2018
Muzaffar Yasinshah Patel … Petitioner
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
None for the Petitioner.
Mr. J.P. Yagnik, APP, for the Respondent-State.
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 12th June 2026
P.C.:-
1) None appears for Petitioner, when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.
19th December, 2018, neither the Petitioner nor his Advocate has taken any
steps to circulate the Petition, even once.
2.1) It appears that, the Petitioner is not interested in pursuing the
Petition.
3) Dismissed for non-prosecution.
(KAMAL KHATA, J.) (A.S. GADKARI, J.)
Digitally signed
by SANDHYA
SANDHYA BHAGU
WADHWA
BHAGU Date: 1/1
WADHWA 2026.06.22
17:47:31
+0530
Checking your session…