Bombay High Court
PRABHAVATI MALKARI MAHAJAN AND ORS.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.
- Disposal
- Disposed off as Withdrawn
- Bench
- SANDESH D PATIL
Holding
The petition stands disposed of as infructuous because the petitioners were acquitted.
Summary
The petitioners, Prabhavati Malkari Mahajan and others, filed a criminal writ petition challenging the trial proceedings. The trial concluded with the acquittal of all petitioners. Counsel for the petitioners informed the Court of the acquittal. The Court held that, in view of the acquittal, the writ petition was rendered infructuous. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as infructuous without further hearing.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal writ petition can be dismissed as infructuous after the petitioners have been acquitted in the trial.
Subjects
- criminal procedure
- writ petition
- acquittal
- infructuous
- High Court
Judgment
32-WP-768-2020 (CR).doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 768 OF 2020
Prabhavati Malkari Mahajan and others ] Petitioners
Vs.
State of Maharashtra and another ] Respondents
.....
Mr. Darshan Singh Rajpurohit i/b Ritesh Thobde, Advocate for
Petitioners.
Digitally
signed by
SHAILAJA Ms. Priyanka Rane, A.P.P, for Respondent No.1 – State.
SHAILAJA SHRIKANT
SHRIKANT HALKUDE
HALKUDE Date: ….
2026.06.24
13:00:49
+0530
CORAM: SANDESH D. PATIL, J.
DATED: 22nd JUNE 2026.
P. C. :
1. Mr. Rajpurohit, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners
states that the trial proceeded and all the petitioners were acquitted.
Therefore, this writ petition is rendered infructuous.
2. In view of the statement made by Mr. Rajpurohit, petition
stands disposed of as infructuous.
[SANDESH D. PATIL, J.]
Shailaja 1
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