Dismissed¶21
Usha Popat Kate v. the State of Maharashtra
Bombay HCAPPLN/398/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Criminal Application No.398 of 2024, Usha Popat Kate v. The State of Maharashtra; R.N. Laddha, J.; application dismissed for non-prosecution on 17 November 2025; applicant absent on 3 July 2025, 8 July 2025 and on the hearing date; Mr SV Walve, APP, for the State; no counsel appeared for the applicant; purely procedural dismissal, no substantive issue adjudicated; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
This Court found no justification to keep the application pending in view of the applicant's consistent absence and the lack of prosecutorial diligence demonstrated despite opportunities granted. ¶20