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Dixit Ramlal Solanki Prajapati v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.

Bombay HC6 Oct 2025APL/1244/2025

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Bombay High Court Criminal Writ Petition 3586/2025 Dixit Ramlal Solanki Prajapati v. State of Maharashtra; leave to amend granted to challenge order taking cognizance; annex cognizance order; remove Article 226 Constitution reference from cause title; writ petition to be converted into Criminal Application; placement before Single Judge Bench per orders 09/09/2025 in CWP 2056/2025 and 11/09/2025 in CWP 3901/2021; four-week amendment timeline; procedural order dated 06.10.2025.

What did the court decide?

Leave to amend granted for the four stated purposes; amendment to be carried out within four weeks; petition to be converted into the appropriate Criminal Application and placed before the Single Judge Bench per the orders of 09/09/2025 and 11/09/2025. ¶22

Dixit Ramlal Solanki Prajapati vs State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Bombay HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether leave should be granted to amend the Criminal Writ Petition to (i) annex a copy of the order taking cognizance of the offence, (ii) add a prayer challenging the cognizance order, (iii) add the necessary grounds, and (iv) remove the reference to Article 226 of the Constitution of India from the cause title.

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Court's answer

Leave to amend the petition for the four stated purposes is granted.

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Ratio / Principle

The amendment shall be carried out within four weeks from the date of the order.

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Key takeaways

After the amendment is carried out, the matter will not remain a Writ Petition; the office is directed to permit counsel to convert it into the appropriate Criminal Application.ratio¶23
On completion of the amendment and conversion, the matter is to be placed before the Single Judge Bench of the Court in view of the orders dated 09/09/2025 in Criminal Writ Petition No. 2056 of 2025 and 11/09/2025 in Criminal Writ Petition No. 3901 of 2021.ratio¶23

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Bombay High Court (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), Criminal Writ Petition No. 3586 of 2025, Dixit Ramlal Solanki Prajapati v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. (Kotwal & Chandak, JJ.; 06.10.2025): Cognizance having already been taken in the case, the Petitioner sought leave to amend the petition to (i) annex the order taking cognizance, (ii) add a prayer challenging that cognizance order, (iii) add necessary grounds, and (iv) remove the reference to Article 226 of the Constitution from the cause title. Leave to amend was granted, to be carried out within four weeks. On amendment, the matter ceases to be a Writ Petition; the office was directed to permit conversion into the appropriate Criminal Application, whereafter the matter is to be placed before the Single Judge Bench in view of the orders dated 09/09/2025 in Crl. W.P. No. 2056 of 2025 and 11/09/2025 in Crl. W.P. No. 3901 of 2021. Short administrative order; no merits adjudicated.

Dixit Ramlal Solanki Prajapati v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.

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