Bombay High Court
GAURAV PRAKASH SHINDEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition is disposed of as infructuous.
Summary
The State of Maharashtra filed Criminal Writ Petition No.6697 of 2024 before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench, Kolhapur. During the pendency of the petition, the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in Satara delivered a judgment on 3-12-2015 in RCC No. 541/2025 acquitting the petitioner. The petitioner’s counsel submitted a certified copy of that acquittal order to the Court. Relying on this development, the petitioner argued that the writ petition had become infructuous. The Court accepted the submission and the accompanying copy of the lower court’s order. Consequently, the High Court disposed of the writ petition as infructuous.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed as infructuous in view of the acquittal by the JMFC, Satara
Subjects
- acquittal
- infructuous petition
- criminal writ petition
- High Court of Bombay
- disposal
Judgment
(1) 501wp6697.24.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.6697 OF 2024
Digitally
signed by
VISHAL
VISHAL RAM GAURAV PRAKASH SHINDE
RAM KAMBLE
KAMBLE Date: VS
2026.09.19
10:04:07 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
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Mr. Sangramsih Yadav, Advocate a/w Mr. Ashirwad Kolekar,
Advocate for the Petitioner.
Mr. P. P. Deokar, APP for the Respondent/State
CORAM : ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.
DATE : 17th SEPTEMBER, 2026
PER COURT :
1. Learned Advocate for the Petitioner submitted that during
pendency of this Petition, the learned JMFC, Satara, by judgment and
order dated 03-12-2015 passed in RCC No. 541/2025, has acquitted
the Petitioner. Accordingly, he tendered a copy of the judgment and
order across the bar, which is taken on record and marked as ‘ X’ for
identification.
2. As such, he submitted that in view of the same, the
petition has become infructuous.
3. His statement is accepted.
4. In view of the statement as well as the copy of the
judgment and order, the Petition is disposed of as infructuous.
[ABHAY J. MANTRI, J. ]
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