High Court of Gujarat

GODIL MAHAMAD TAHIR MUNIRversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Decided: 19 January 2026
Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: VIMAL K VYAS

Holding

The High Court may allow the withdrawal of a criminal miscellaneous application and dispose of it as withdrawn without addressing the merits.

Summary

The applicant, Godil Mahamad Tahir Munir, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking consent quashing. Subsequently, the applicant's counsel, Mr. Rahul R. Dholakia, requested permission to withdraw the application. The Hon'ble Justice Vimal K. Vyas granted the request, ordering that the application stand disposed of as withdrawn. The court expressly noted that it did not examine the merits of the underlying case. Consequently, the proceedings were terminated without any substantive adjudication.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can permit the withdrawal of a criminal miscellaneous application at the stage it was filed.

Subjects

withdrawal of application
criminal procedure
consent quashing
procedural law
high court order

Judgment

          R/CR.MA/1228/2026                                                ORDER DATED: 19/01/2026




                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

    R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CONSENT QUASHING) NO. 1228
                               of 2026

    ==========================================================
                                GODIL MAHAMAD TAHIR MUNIR
                                          Versus
                                 STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
    ==========================================================
    Appearance:
    MR. RAHUL R DHOLAKIA(6765) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
    MS. ASMITA PATEL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
    ==========================================================

       CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL K. VYAS

                                           Date : 19/01/2026

                                             ORAL ORDER


             Learned advocate Mr. Rahul R. Dholakia appearing for the
    applicant, seeks permission to withdraw the present Criminal
    Misc. Application, at this stage.
             The permission, as prayed for, is granted.                               The present
    Criminal Misc. Application stands disposed of as withdrawn at
    this stage. It is clari!ed that this Court has not gone into the
    merits of the case.


                                                                               (VIMAL K. VYAS, J)
    AMAR SINGH


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: AMAR SINGH(HC01081), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 19/01/2026 17:51:04




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