Datta Gopinath Shelke v. Parmeshwar Rohidas Chavan
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: 'no cross' order; setting aside; cross-examination stood closed; Exhibit-1; SCC No. 15582/2025; 3rd Civil Judge Senior Division Aurangabad; bona fide deposit Rs. 20,000/-; quashed and set aside; accused permitted to cross-examine Complainant; parties to appear before Trial Court on 29.04.2026; Criminal Writ Petition allowed and disposed. Parties: Datta Gopinath Shelke (Petitioner/accused) v. Parmeshwar Rohidas Chavan (Respondent/Complainant); advocates Shaikh Sohail Subhedar (Petitioner) and Prashant S. Rathi (Respondent). Bench: Mehroz K. Pathan, J.; decided 17.04.2026. Relevant to writ petitions seeking revival of cross-examination closed for non-appearance, where relief was conditioned on a bona fide monetary deposit later directed to be paid to the opposite party.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 09.02.2026 (3rd Civil Judge, Senior Division, Aurangabad, below Exhibit-1 in S.C.C. No. 15582/2025) quashed and set aside; accused permitted to cross-examine the Complainant; parties directed to appear before the Trial Court on 29.04.2026 for the cross-examination; Rs. 20,000/- deposit to be handed over to Respondent/Parmeshwar Chavan upon his application within one week.