Bombay High Court
VIJAY KUMAR CHOPRAversusPRERNA NIMESH MODY AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
A writ petition becomes infructuous and may be withdrawn when the underlying offence is compounded before a Lok Adalat.
Summary
The petitioners, Vijay Kumar Chopra and others, filed writ petitions (Nos. 6443 and 6442 of 2025) challenging certain actions. Before the court could hear the matters, the alleged offences were compounded before the Lok Adalat. The petitioners then moved the court to withdraw the writ petitions on the ground that the matters had become infructuous. The court examined whether a writ petition can be withdrawn when the underlying criminal matter is compounded. Finding no impediment, the court allowed the withdrawal, declaring the writ petitions infructuous. It also listed the related criminal applications (Nos. 367 and 368 of 2025) for hearing on a later date.
Issues considered
- Can a writ petition be withdrawn when the underlying offence has been compounded before a Lok Adalat?
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- compound offence
- Lok Adalat
- infructuous
- criminal application
Judgment
33.WP-6443.25.DOC
Digitally signed
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
by PRACHI
PRACHI
PRANESH
NANDIWADEKAR
PRANESH
NANDIWADEKAR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Date: 2026.09.08
18:11:15 +0530
WRIT PETITION NO. 6443 OF 2025
Vijay Kumar Chopra … Petitioner
V/s.
Prerna Nimesh Mody & Anr. …. Respondents
WITH
CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 368 OF 2025
Giriraj Vijayvargiya … Applicant
V/s.
M.D. Vora (HUF) & Anr. …. Respondent
WITH
CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 367 OF 2025
Giriraj Vijayvargiya … Applicant
V/s.
Prerna Nimesh Mody & Anr. …. Respondent
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 6442 OF 2025
Vijay Kumar Chopra … Petitioner
V/s.
M.D. Vora (HUF) & Anr. …. Respondents
______________________
Mr. Omneel A. Jadhav, for the Petitioner in WP Nos.6443 of 2025
& 6443 of 2025.
Mr. S. S. Ghag, APP for the Respondent-State.
______________________
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33.WP-6443.25.DOC
CORAM : MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATED : 8 SEPTEMBER 2026
P. C. :-
1. Learned counsel appearing for the Petitioners seeks
withdrawal of Writ Petition No.6443 of 2025 and Writ Petition
No.6442 of 2025 as already offence has been compounded before
the Lok Adalat. Therefore, both the Writ Petitions have become
infructuous.
2. Accordingly, both the Writ Petitions are allowed to be
withdrawn as infructuous.
3. List the Criminal Application Nos.368 of 2025 and 367 of
2025 on 6 October 2026.
[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]
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