High Court of Gujarat

NAIM RAHEMAN SHAIKHversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 40-WITHDRAWN @ FH
Bench: HASMUKH D SUTHAR

Holding

The court may grant permission to withdraw a bail application and dispose of it as withdrawn.

Summary

The applicant, Naim Raheman Shaikh, filed a regular bail application before the filing of a chargesheet. Subsequently, the applicant's counsel sought permission to withdraw the bail application. The court considered the request and, exercising its discretion, granted permission to withdraw. The court clarified that it did not examine the merits of the bail application. Consequently, the application was disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the court may grant permission to withdraw a regular bail application filed before the chargesheet

Subjects

regular bailwithdrawal of applicationcourt discretionpre-chargesheetcriminal procedure

Judgment

       R/CR.MA/18721/2026                                                  ORDER DATED: 12/08/2026




                IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - BEFORE
                   CHARGESHEET) NO. 18721 of 2026

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                                    NAIM RAHEMAN SHAIKH
                                           Versus
                                     STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR MATAFER R PANDE(3952) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR HARDIK MEHTA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                                          Date : 12/08/2026

                                                 ORDER


           Learned advocate for the applicant seeks permission to
withdraw the present application.


           Permission as prayed for is granted. The application stands
disposed of as withdrawn.


           It is clarified that this Court has not gone into the merits of
the case.



                                                                     (HASMUKH D. SUTHAR,J)
ALI




      Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
      Digitally signed by: ISTAYAK ALI(HC01093), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 12/08/2026 15:19:01




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