Jagdish Ragho Parshe S/O Ragho Parshe v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), Criminal Application No. 1572 of 2025 — Jagdish Ragho Parshe v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. — dismissed for want of prosecution and disposed of on 9 June 2026 by Ashwin D. Bhobe, J. An interim order of 16 March 2026 had relisted the matter for 9 June 2026 under 'For Disposal' after a prior no-show. The Applicant and his advocate on record, Chaitanya Mendon, were again absent in person and via V.C. ('None for Applicant'); State APP Rajeshree Newton pressed for dismissal, arguing the repeated absences showed disinterest. Practice-point relevance: disposal/dismissal of criminal applications at Bombay HC for want of prosecution due to non-appearance. No statutes, sections, quantum, or precedent cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Accepting the learned APP's submission that the Applicant's absence on 16 March 2026 and on the disposal date showed disinterest in pursuing the Application, the Court dismissed the Criminal Application for want of prosecution.