17-Apl-867-2021.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION (A.P.L.) NO. 867 OF 2021 Ahmed Mohmmad Shaikh … Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. … Respondents —————— Mr. Jaydeep D. Mane for the Applicant. Mr. A.A. Naik, A.P.P. for the Respondent No.1-State. —————— Coram : M. S. Karnik & Sharmila U. Deshmukh, JJ. Date : 15th October 2025. P. C. : 1. With the passage of time and considering the situation that was existing then, in our opinion continuing the prosecution any further would be an abuse of the process of the Court. 2. The Petition is therefore allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). [ Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J. ] [ M. S. Karnik, J. ] osk 1 of 1