Tanaji Prabhakar Karche v. State of Maharashtra Anr. Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution; Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Writ Petition No. 2444 of 2025; Tanaji Prabhakar Karche v. State of Maharashtra through DGP and others; decision dated 18 February 2026; Bench: Sarang V. Kotwal and Sandesh D. Patil, JJ.; petitioner absent despite repeated adjournments (11-11-2025, 19-11-2025, 09-01-2026, 22-01-2026 under caption 'For Dismissal', 29-01-2026); Ms. Supriya Kak, A.P.P. for Respondent No.1-State; no statutes cited; no precedents cited; no impugned order identified; merits not adjudicated; useful only as an example of dismissal for default/non-prosecution practice.
What did the court decide?
Nobody having appeared for the Petitioner on the day fixed for hearing, after repeated adjournments had been sought on 11 November 2025, 19 November 2025, 9 January 2026, 22 January 2026 and 29 January 2026, the Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution; the merits are not adjudicated.