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Pritesh Prakash Dugad v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.

Bombay HC7 Apr 2026IA/1138/2026

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Extension-of-time interim application arising from withdrawal of a writ petition with liberty to file a Criminal Revision Application before the Sessions Court; the 3-week window expiring 25 March 2026 was missed due to bereavement in the advocate's family; State APP raised no objection; period extended to 16 April 2026. Keywords: Criminal Interim Application 1138/2026; Writ Petition 911/2025; Bombay High Court Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Ashwin D. Bhobe; Sessions Court; Criminal Revision Application; praceipe dated 7 April 2026; file reference 504-IA-1138-2026.doc.

What did the court decide?

Extension up to 16 April 2026 of the period (referred to in para no. 6 of the order dated 5 March 2026 in Writ Petition No. 911 of 2025) for filing a Criminal Revision Application before the Sessions Court. ¶25

Pritesh Prakash Dugad vs State of Maharashtra and Anr. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1138 OF 2026 IN

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WRIT PETITION NO.911 OF 2025

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Pritesh Prakash Dugad

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… Applicant

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Versus.

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The State of Maharashtra and Anr. … Respondents

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Ms. Aishwarya Hinge i/b Mr. Harshad Sathe, Advocate for the Applicant.

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SHARADA RANGNATH WAHULE

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Mrs. Rajeshree Newton, APP for the State.

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Digitally signed bySHARADA RANGNATH WAHULE Date: 2026.04.16 18:05:23 +0530

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CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATED : 7^th April 2026

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P.C.:

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This Interim Application is circulated in view of the grounds

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mentioned in the praceipe dated 7^th April, 2026, which is taken on record and marked with “X” for identification.

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By order dated 5^th March, 2026, at the request of the Applicant, leave was granted to withdraw Writ Petition No. 911 of 2025, with liberty to file a Criminal Revision Application before the Sessions Court having jurisdiction, within 3 weeks from 5^th March, 2026. The said period expired on 25^th March, 2026.

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Ms. Aishwarya Hinge, learned Advocate for the Applicant, submits that the Criminal Revision Application could not be filed on or

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before 25th March, 2026, due to unavoidable circumstances (bereavement in the family of the Advocate who was supposed to file the Criminal Revision Application before the Trial Court). She, by referring to the averments in the Application, requests an extension of the period for filing the Criminal Revision Application before the Sessions Court.

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Mrs. Rajeshree Newton, learned APP for the State, does not object to the said request made by Ms. Aishwarya Hinge learned Advocate for the Applicant.

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Considering the statement made by Ms. Aishwarya Hinge, learned Advocate for the Applicant and the no objection by Mrs. Rajeshree Newton, learned APP, the period to file the Criminal Revision Application, as referred to in para no. 6 of the order dated 5^th March, 2026, passed in Writ Petition No. 911 of 2025, is extended up to 16^th April, 2026.

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Criminal Interim Application No.1138 of 2026 is disposed of.

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( ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)

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Pritesh Prakash Dugad v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.

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