Bombay High Court

SAYYEDURRAHMAN ABDUL WAHAB KHANversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided: 4 March 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE GAUTAM A ANKHAD

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

The petitioner, Sayyedurrahman Abdul Wahab Khan, filed a criminal writ petition seeking mandamus orders for police protection, an independent investigation into an extortion call from jail, a status report on a FIR, and transfer of the investigation to the Crime Branch. The petition was filed against the State of Maharashtra and other respondents. During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel informed the court that the reliefs sought had become infructuous. The court, after noting the counsel's submission, dismissed the writ petition as infructuous. No substantive merits of the reliefs were examined, and the petition was closed without any order directing the respondents.

Issues considered

Whether the criminal writ petition remains maintainable when the reliefs sought are rendered infructuous

Subjects

mandamus
police protection
investigation
extortion call
criminal writ petition
infructuous

Judgment

                      JVS                                                         17-WP.6260.2025.doc


                            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 6260 OF 2025

                      Sayyedurrahman Abdul Wahab Khan                   }      Petitioner
                            Versus
                      State of Maharashtra & Ors.                       }      Respondents

                      Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Shaikh with Mr. Asirur I.
                      Shaikh, Advocates for the Petitioner.
                      Mr. K. V. Saste, APP for Respondent No. 1

                                  CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ &
                                          GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.

                                 DATE        : 4th MARCH 2026

                      P.C. :
                            The petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:-
                             “a) Issue a writ of Mandamus to Respondent No. 2 directing them to
                             provide immediate police protection to the Petitioner;
                             b) Issue a writ of Mandamus to Respondent No. 2 & 3 directing an
                             independent and thorough investigation into the extortion call
                             received from jail premises, and to fix responsibility on officials
                             allowing such illegal communication;
                             c)   Direct the Respondent No. 3 and 4 to submit a status report on
                             the action taken in respect of the FIR lodged by the Petitioner;
                             d) Direct Respondent No. 4 to transfer the Investigation to Crime
                             Branch since the offence is very serious in nature;”

                      2.    Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Shaikh, the learned counsel for the
                      petitioner states that the writ petition has now been rendered
                      infructuous.
                      3.    Criminal Writ Petition No. 6260 of 2025 is dismissed as
                      infructuous.
JAYANT
VISHWANATH
SALUNKE

Digitally signed by
JAYANT
VISHWANATH
SALUNKE
Date: 2026.03.05
11:32:34 +0530
                        [GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.]                                  [CHIEF JUSTICE]

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