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RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/35527

महाारााष्ट्र� शाासन रााजपत्र

असाधाारण भााग चाार-क

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मंगळवार, डि’सेंबर २३, २०२५/पौषष २, शकेे १९४७

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असाधाारण क्रमांं�क ६९

प्रााधि�कृृत प्रकााशन

महाारााष्ट्र शाासनाव्यति�रि�क्त इतर वैधाानि�क प्रााधि�कााऱ्यांं�नी तयार केलेेलेे

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वैधाानि�क नि�यम व आदेेश; यात भाारत सरकाार, उच्च न्यायालय, पोलीस आयुक्त, आयुक्त (रााज्य उत्पादन शुल्क),

जि�ल्हाादंडाधि�काारी व नि�वडणूक आयोग, नि�वडणूक न्यायाधि�करण, नि�वडणूक नि�र्णणय अधि�काारी व नि�वडणूक आयोगाखाालील

इतर प्रााधि�काारी यांं�नी तयार केलेेलेे वैधाानि�क नि�यम व आदेेश यांं�चाा समावेश होतो.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

APPELLATE SIDE

NOTIFICATION

No. Rule/P.1604/30/2025.— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to section 2 of

the Maharashtra High Court (Hearing of Writ Petitions by Division Bench and Abolition of Letters

Patent Appeals) Act, 1986 and proviso to section 2 of the Goa High Court (Hearing of Writ Petitions

by Division Bench and Abolition of Letters Patent Appeals), Act, 2013 read with Article 225 of the

Constitution of India and all other enabling powers, the High Court of Bombay, with the previous

publication of the draft rules, is hereby pleased to make following rules to amend the Bombay High

Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960, namely :—

The Bombay High Court (Appellate Side) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025.

1.  Short title, application and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called “ The Bombay

High Court (Appellate Side) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025.”

(2) These rules shall come into force on such date as the Chief Justice, by notification, appoint

and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of these rules and any reference in

any such provision to the commencement of these rules shall be construed as a reference to the

commencement of that provision.

(3) These rules shall apply to the proceedings which are pending on the date of commencement

of these rules or filed on or after the said date.

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महाारााष्ट्र शाासन रााजपत्र असाधाारण भााग चाार-क, डि’सेंबर २३, २०२५/पौषष २, शकेे १९४७

2.  Definitions.- Unless the context requires otherwise,—

(a) “Goa Amendments” means the amendments to the principal rules vide notification No.

P. 1602/2014, dated 29.09.2014 and published in the Official Gazette dated 09.10.2014 of Goa.

(b) “Official Gazette” means the Gazette of the Government of Maharashtra or the

Government of Goa, as the case may be.

(c) “principal rules” means the Bombay High Court (Appellate Side) Rules, 1960 ;

3.  Delete sub-clause (ii) of clause (h) of rule 2 (II) of Chapter-I of the principal rules.

4.  Delete sub-clause (ii) of clause (h) of rule 2 (II) of Chapter-I of the Goa Amendments.

5.  Insert the following as clause (j) after the existing clause (i) of rule 2 (II) of Chapter-I of

the principal rules:

“(j) All applications for quashing a First Information Report (FIR), Crime Report

(CR), Charge-sheet or Order directing investigation under sub-section (3) of section

156 of the Criminal Procedure Code or sub-section (3) of section 175 of the Bharatiya

Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, irrespective of whether such applications have been filed

under Article 226 of the Constitution of India simpliciter or read with Article 227 of

the Constitution of India, or under section 482 of the Code/section 528 of the Sanhita

simpliciter or read with Article 226 and/or Article 227 of the Constitution of India, as

the case may be.”.

6.  Insert the following as clause (j) after the existing clause (i) of Rule 2(II) of Chapter I of the

Goa Amendments:

“(j) All applications for quashing a First Information Report (FIR), Crime Report

(CR), Charge-sheet or order directing investigation under sub-section (3) of section

156 of the Criminal Procedure Code or sub-section (3) of section 175 of the Bharatiya

Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, irrespective of whether such applications have been filed

under Article 226 of the Constitution of India simpliciter or read with Article 227 of

the Constitution of India, or under section 482 of the Code/section 528 of the Sanhita

simpliciter or read with Article 226 and/or Article 227 of the Constitution of India, as

the case may be.”.

7.  In clause (4) of rule 18 of Chapter-XVII of the principal rules, substitute the word “except”

with the word “including”.

8.  In clause (4) of rule 18 of Chapter-XVII of the Goa Amendments, substitute the word “except”

with the word “including”.

High Court of Judicature at Bombay

Appellate Side, Bombay.

S. C. KHATI,

Dated the 23rd December, 2025.

Registrar General.

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR,

RUPENDRA DINESH MORE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD,

MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS,

21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.