Prapti Pritesh Parab v. State Of Maharashtra

Santosh

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 440 OF 2024 Prapti Pritesh Parab ...Applicant

Versus

State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

Mr. Bhavin Gada, a/w Deepak Shukla and Praveen Maurya i/by BNS Legal, for the Applicant.

Mr. Dinesh Haldankar, APP, for the State/Respondent No. 1. Mr. Vinayak Gatti, for the respondent Nos.2 to 6.

CORAM:

N. J. JAMADAR, J.

DATED:

3rd SEPTEMBER, 2025 PC:- 1.

Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.

2.

Mr. Gada, the learned Counsel for the applicant, on instructions, seeks leave to withdraw the application. 3.

The learned Counsel for the applicant, however, submits that since Criminal Misc. Application No.27 of 2019 under the SANTOSH SUBHASH KULKARNI provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence SANTOSH SUBHASH KULKARNI Date: 2025.09.05 17:39:45 +0530 Act, 2005 ("the DV Act") has been filed in the year 2019, the learned Magistrate be directed to hear and decide the application within a time frame.

4.

The learned Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 6 submits that the respondent Nos.2 to 6 are not averse to the expeditious 1/3

hearing and disposal of the application. Since the application for the reliefs under the DV Act is filed in the year 2019 and under the provisions of the said Act it should be decided within a period of sixty days from the date of first hearing, a direction for expeditious hearing of the said application appears justifiable.

5.

The Court is informed that, the next scheduled date in Criminal Misc. Application No.27 of 2019 is 15th September, 2025. The Court is also informed that, the appeal preferred by the applicant against an interim order passed by the learned Magistrate being Appeal No.AMH20230014164C202400027 is pending before the learned Sessions Judge, Belapur. 6.

The application stands dismissed as withdrawn. 7.

The learned Magistrate seized with Criminal Misc. Application No.27 of 2019 is requested to hear and decide the said application as expeditiously as possible within a period of five months from 15th September, 2025.

8.

The learned Sessions Judge is also requested to hear and decide the appeal as expeditiously as possible. 9.

However, the parties shall co-operate with the learned Magistrate and the learned Sessions Judge in expeditious 2/3

disposal of the respective proceedings. The parties shall not seek any adjournment.

[N. J. JAMADAR, J.] 3/3