Bombay High Court

DEEPAK JAGDISHPRASAD MISHRAversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 8 January 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: A S GADKARI SHYAM C CHANDAK

Holding

The petition was held to be infructuous and was disposed of.

Summary

The petitioner, Deepak Jagdishprasad Mishra, filed a criminal writ petition in the Bombay High Court. The respondent State, through its APP, informed the Court that the petitioner had been permanently released from jail on 6 August 2024 by order of the competent authority dated 5 August 2024. The Court considered whether the petition remained maintainable after the release. It held that the petition had become infructuous because the relief sought could no longer be granted. Accordingly, the petition was disposed of without further hearing.

Issues considered

Whether the criminal writ petition remains maintainable after the petitioner’s permanent release from custody.

Subjects

criminal writ petition
infructuous petition
permanent release
disposal

Judgment

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CHANDERSEN
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CHANDERSEN SHIV                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
Date: 2026.01.17                             CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
10:31:32 +0300


                                         CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.6616 OF 2024

                      Deepak Jagdishprasad Mishra                   …..Petitioner
                            Vs.
                      State of Maharashtra                          …..Respondent

                                        __________________________________________

                      Ms. Saima Ansari, Advocate for the Petitioner.
                      Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, APP for the Respondent-State.
                                     __________________________________________

                                                        CORAM :     A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                                    SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ.
                                                           DATE :   8th JANUARY, 2026.


                      P.C.:-

                      1)               Learned APP, on instructions from the Superintendent, Morshi

                      Open Prison, District Amravati submitted that, the Petitioner has been

                      permanently released from jail on 6 th August 2024, in pursuance of order

                      dated 5th August 2024 passed by the Competent Authority.

                      1.1)             In view of the above, Petition has become infructuous and is

                      accordingly disposed off.



                                (SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.)                   (A.S. GADKARI, J.)




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