High Court of Gujarat

MAHESHBHAI MOHANBHAI DAVEversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The Court held that the petitioner may withdraw the Special Criminal Application and ordered the petition disposed as withdrawn.

Summary

Maheshbhai Mohanbhai Dave filed a Special Criminal Application (Regularized Day of Late Surrender) before the Gujarat High Court seeking permission to withdraw the petition. The petitioner, represented by Mr. Sandeep Solanki, argued that he no longer wished to pursue the criminal proceedings. The respondent State of Gujarat, through counsel Mr. Yuvraj Brahmbhatt, opposed the withdrawal. The Court examined whether the petitioner could be allowed to withdraw a criminal application at this stage. Finding no legal impediment, the Court granted the petitioner's request and ordered the petition to stand disposed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw a Special Criminal Application pending before the High Court

Subjects

withdrawal of criminal petitionspecial criminal applicationprocedural lawGujarat High Court

Judgment

         R/SCR.A/16409/2025                                                                  ORDER DATED: 20/04/2026




                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

      R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (REGULARIZED DAY OF LATE
                    SURRENDER) NO. 16409 of 2025

  ==========================================================
                                     MAHESHBHAI MOHANBHAI DAVE
                                                Versus
                                       STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
  ==========================================================
  Appearance:
  MR SANDEEP SOLANKI FOR MS DEVANGI B SOLANKI(8888) for the
  Applicant(s) No. 1
  MR YUVRAJ BRAHMBHATT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
  ==========================================================

     CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                                    Date : 20/04/2026

                                                      ORAL ORDER


                        Learned                advocate                for         the          petitioner               seeks

  permission to withdraw this petition.

                        Permission as prayed for is granted. This petition

  stands disposed of as withdrawn.


                                                                                         (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
  SRILATHA



Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: SRILATHA VENKATARAO UPADHYAYULA(HC00185), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 20/04/2026 15:31:56




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