Hemant Baburao Patil v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Hemant Baburao Patil v. State of Maharashtra & Ors., PIL No. 1 of 2026, Bombay High Court (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), decided 15 June 2026 by Ravindra V. Ghuge, ACJ. & Gautam A. Ankhad, J. Prayer for Article 226 direction to respondent Nos. 1–3 to inquire, investigate and register FIR against respondent Nos. 4–6 under Section 106 BNS 2023 (formerly Section 304A IPC) based on representation dated 27/02/2026. Dismissed as withdrawn on instructions; no merits adjudicated. Advocates: Amit Nikam i/b Sushant D. Patil for petitioner; K.V. Saste, APP for the State.
What did the court decide?
The Bench expressed its disinclination to entertain the Petition and, on the Petitioner's instructions, the Writ Petition was dismissed as withdrawn; the substantive issue raised in the prayer clause was not adjudicated. ¶¶29