High Court of Gujarat

GODADBHAI PASHABHAI PATELversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: GITA GOPI

Holding

The High Court may permit the withdrawal of a criminal revision application and dispose of the matter without addressing its merits.

Summary

The petitioners filed a criminal revision application before the High Court of Gujarat challenging an order of a subordinate court. Subsequently, the petitioners, through their counsel, sought the Court's permission to withdraw the revision application. The Court exercised its discretion to allow the withdrawal, noting that it would not examine the merits of the original revision. Consequently, the application was disposed of on the basis of the withdrawal. No substantive discussion on the merits of the underlying case was made.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court may grant permission to withdraw a criminal revision application pending before it

Subjects

criminal revisionwithdrawal of applicationcourt discretionprocedural order

Judgment

         R/CR.RA/1146/2026                                                           ORDER DATED: 23/04/2026




                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (AGAINST ORDER PASSED BY
                SUBORDINATE COURT) NO. 1146 of 2026

  ==========================================================
                             GODADBHAI PASHABHAI PATEL & ANR.
                                          Versus
                                   STATE OF GUJARAT
  ==========================================================
  Appearance:
  MR. MAULIK M SONI(7249) for the Applicant(s) No. 1,2
  MR PRANAV DHAGAT APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
  ==========================================================

     CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE GITA GOPI

                                                Date : 23/04/2026

                                                        ORDER

              Learned advocate for the applicant, under instructions,
  seeks permission to withdraw this application. Permission, as
  prayed for is granted. The application stands disposed of. It is
  made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the
  matter.



                                                                                                  (GITA GOPI,J)
  Pankaj/16
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: PANKAJ KUMAR PRASAD(HC00967), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 23/04/2026 17:54:33




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