Dharmendra Chhanalal Patel and Anr. v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 6262 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), decided 18 February 2026 by N. J. Jamadar, J. Petitioners Dharmendra Chhanalal Patel and Anr sought expedition of C.C. No. 2125/PW/2016 (prosecution under Section 12A of the Passport/Passports Act, 1967; charge framed 14 June 2019; no witness examined). Petition disposed with a request to the Magistrate to conclude the case preferably within one year. Keywords: expeditious hearing, trial delay, Section 12A Passports Act 1967, direction to Magistrate, one-year timeline.
What did the court decide?
Request to the learned Magistrate seized with C.C. No. 2125/PW/2016 to hear and decide the case as expeditiously as possible and, preferably, within one year from the date of communication of the order. ¶¶22