PRATIBHA VISHWANATH JANGAM AND ANR. v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
Court: Bombay High Court
Bench: HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE MANISH PITALE,HON'BLE JUSTICE SMT MANJUSHA AJAY DESHPANDE
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Bombay High Court judgment dated 2025-11-24. PRATIBHA VISHWANATH JANGAM AND ANR. v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS. Read the judgment and case details on...
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 5284 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 5082 OF 2021 Pratiha Vishwanath Jangam and Anr. …Applicants Versus State of Maharashtra and Ors. …Respondents Mr. Akshay Kapadia (Through VC), advocate for the Applicants. Mrs. Sharmila S. Kaushik, APP for Respondent–State. CORAM: MANISH PITALE AND MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ. th DATED: 24 NOVEMBER 2025. PC:- 1. This is an application seeking restoration of the Writ Petition th which stood dismissed for non prosecution on 6 September, 2024. 2. For the reasons stated in the Application, the same is allowed and the Writ Petition is restored. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners fairly submits that, in the facts and circumstances of the present case, only prayer clause (b) is being pressed by the petitioners, which seeks a direction to the respondent to investigate into the matter and to file chargesheet. 4.
The FIR in the present case was registered as far back as on Digitally signed by RAJESHRI th RAJESHRI PRAKASH 12 May, 2019 at Sarkarwada Police Station, Nashik. It is claimed PRAKASH AHER AHER Date: 2025. 11. 26 17:27:48 +0530 th 24 November 2025 Rajeshri Aher on behalf of the applicants/petitioners that till date, the chargesheet has not been filed. This is surprising, given the fact th that the FIR was registered as far back as on 12 May, 2019. 5. The learned APP to take specific instructions with regard to the status of the proceedings in the context of the aforesaid FIR. th 6. List under the caption, “For Directions” on 8 December, 2025. (MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J. ) (MANISH PITALE, J. ) { th 24 November 2025 Rajeshri Aher
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