High Court of Gujarat

KARTIK JAGDISHBHAI BHALALAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: VIMAL K VYAS

Holding

The court allowed the withdrawal of the criminal miscellaneous application and disposed of it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioners, Kartik Jagdishbhai Bhalala and another, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking quash of an FIR and set‑aside of an order. While the application was pending, the petitioners, through counsel, requested the court’s permission to withdraw the application. The court considered whether a party may be allowed to withdraw a criminal miscellaneous application at its discretion. No substantive merits of the original application were examined. The court granted the petitioners’ request, permitting the withdrawal and disposing of the application as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a party may be permitted to withdraw a criminal miscellaneous application seeking quash of an FIR.

Subjects

withdrawal of criminal applicationquash FIRprocedural discretionhigh court order

Judgment

       R/CR.MA/6650/2026                                                ORDER DATED: 10/04/2026




               IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE
                     FIR/ORDER) NO. 6650 of 2026

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                        KARTIK JAGDISHBHAI BHALALA & ANR.
                                      Versus
                            STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
 ==========================================================
 Appearance:
 MR. BHAUMIK DHOLARIYA(7009) for the Applicant(s) No. 1,2
 MR. NILESHKUMAR MANJIBHAI VAGHASIA(11473) for the Applicant(s) No.
 1,2
 MR. MANAN MAHETA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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    CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL K. VYAS

                                        Date : 10/04/2026

                                          ORAL ORDER


          Learned advocate Mr. Bhaumik Dholariya appearing for
 the applicants, seeks permission to withdraw the present
 Criminal Misc. Application.
          Permission, as prayed for, is granted.                                  The present
 Criminal Misc. Application stands disposed of as withdrawn.



                                                                            (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 10/04/2026 18:20:39




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