Bombay High Court
SONI PRASADversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.
Summary
The petitioner, Soni Prasad, filed a writ petition on 7 February 2020 in the Bombay High Court. No hearing attendance or any steps to circulate the petition were taken by the petitioner or her counsel since filing. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution. The dismissal was ordered by a bench comprising Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner’s inaction?
Subjects
- writ petition
- dismissal
- non‑prosecution
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
DTG 107-Wp-769-2020.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 769 OF 2020
Soni Prasad … Petitioner
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
_______________________________________
None for Petitioner.
Smt. P.P. Shinde, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
_______________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 31st July 2026
P.C. :
1) None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.
2) Record indicates that, since the date of filing of the Petition i.e.
7th February 2020, neither the Petitioner nor her Advocate has taken any
steps to circulate the Petition, even once.
2.1) It appears that, the Petitioner is not interested in pursuing the
Petition.
3) Dismissed for non-prosecution.
( KAMAL KHATA, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )
Digitally signed
by
DNYANESHWAR DNYANESHWAR
TULSHIRAM TULSHIRAM
GHUMNAR GHUMNAR
Date: 2026.08.06
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