Zakir Shiraz Irani v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Zakir Shiraz Irani moved the Bombay High Court (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) for bail in Criminal Bail Application No. 3763 of 2022, a matter connected with Dindoshi Police Station. On 3 May 2024, Prithviraj K. Chavan, J. dismissed the application for want of prosecution: nobody appeared for the applicant, while APP Anamika Malhotra reported on instructions that the trial had already commenced. PSI Umaji Kadam of Dindoshi Police Station was present. No statute or case law was cited and no bail merits were considered; useful for practitioners on the consequence of non-prosecution of bail applications rather than on bail principles.
What did the court decide?
The criminal bail application stands dismissed for want of prosecution, there being no appearance for the applicant and the trial having already commenced. ¶3