Bombay High Court

CHETAK MANOHAR SHETHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Dissmiss For Default/Non-Prosecution
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

The petitioner, Chetak Manohar Sheth, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court. The petitioner failed to appear for the hearing and, according to the record, did not take any steps to circulate the petition after 30 March 2022. The court observed that the petitioner appeared uninterested in pursuing the petition. Consequently, the court considered the lack of prosecution by the petitioner. The judges dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were examined.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner's failure to appear and to advance the petition?

Subjects

writ petition
non‑prosecution
dismissal
high court
criminal appellate jurisdiction
petitioner's non‑appearance

Judgment

DTG                                                          129-Wp.919.2019.doc



                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO. 919 OF 2019

Chetak Manohar Sheth                                       … Petitioner
         V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                            … Respondents
                   _______________________________________

None for Petitioner.

Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
              _______________________________________

                            CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                    KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                            DATE  : 17th June 2026

P.C. :

1)              None for the Petitioner when called out for hearing.

2)              Record indicates that, after 30 th March 2022, neither the

Petitioner nor his 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. )


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