Bombay High Court

RAHUL PRABHAKAR BAGULversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition was dismissed as the matter was settled and no cause of action remained.

Summary

The petitioner, Rahul Prabhakar Bagul, filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to the State of Maharashtra and other respondents to register a crime against respondents 5 to 13 based on a complaint lodged on 09.02.2022 at Azad Nagar Police Station, Dhule. The petitioner’s counsel, Adv. Netra M. Bhise, also requested an adjournment citing the non‑availability of Advocate Mr. N.L. Choudhari. The Court, however, learned from the Resource Personnel’s report that the parties had amicably settled the dispute, a settlement confirmed by an order dated 15.04.2023 (PWDVA No.75 of 2021). Since the settlement extinguished the cause of action, the Court held that there was nothing left to adjudicate. Consequently, the petition was disposed of without any further directions.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate judicial response when a criminal writ petition is filed after the parties have reached an amicable settlement?

Subjects

criminal writ petition
settlement
petition disposed
PWDVA
adjournment

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42247-DB

                                                                            920.22WP

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                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                        920 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 920 OF 2022

                                 RAHUL PRABHAKAR BAGUL
                                         VERSUS
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & OTHERS

                                                  ...
                        Advocate for the petitioner : Adv. Netra M. Bhise h/f.
                                         Mr.N.L.Choudhari
                          APP for Respondent-State : Mrs.M.N.Ghanekar
                                                  …

                                        CORAM :       SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                      VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                        DATE     :    10.09.2026


                 P.C. :


                 1]           Though Advocate Netra M. Bhise holding for

                 Mr.N.L.Choudhari, learned counsel seeks an adjournment on

                 the ground of non-availability of Advocate Mr.N.L.Choudhari,

                 but the petition indicates that the petitioner is seeking

                 direction to the respondent nos. 2 to 4 to register crime

                 against respondent nos. 5 to 13 in view of his complaint

                 dated 09.02.2022 lodged in Azad Nagar Police Station, Dhule.

                 However, as per the report of the Resource Personnel of this

                 Court, the rival parties have amicably settled the matter and

                 the order dated 15.04.2023 passed below Exh. 1 in PWDVA
                                                      920.22WP

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No.75 of 2021 confirms the said settlement. The said order is

also annexed to the report.



2]         In view of the same, nothing survives in this

petition and the same stands disposed of.




[VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]           [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE]
        JUDGE                          JUDGE

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