Shivaji Sakharam Devkate and Others v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Procedural order, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, Coram S. G. Chapalgaonkar, J., dated 05 February 2026, in a batch of criminal applications (Nos. 1812, 2145, 1768, 1769, 2619, 2671 of 2019; 34, 827, 1430, 3328, 3386, 4262, 4432, 4582 of 2023; 101, 1409, 1929, 2062, 2571, 3154, 3388, 3693, 4231, 4453 of 2025). Extension of four weeks granted as last chance to carry out amendment; failure attracts automatic dismissal without further reference to the Court; earlier interim relief continued; next date 02.04.2026. Keywords: amendment, extension of time, last chance, dismissal without further reference, interim relief, criminal applications.
What did the court decide?
Interlocutory order: further four weeks' time (expressly a last chance) granted to carry out amendment in the respective petitions/applications; default will result in dismissal without further reference to the Court; interim relief, if any granted earlier, to continue; matters stand over to 02.04.2026.