High Court of Gujarat

MAYUR RAMNIKBHAI PATELversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE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

Holding

The court may grant permission to withdraw a criminal application when the parties have settled the dispute.

Summary

The applicant, Mayur Ramnikbhai Patel, filed a Special Criminal Application seeking quash and a related Criminal Miscellaneous Application for clarification. The applicant later approached the court requesting permission to withdraw the applications, stating that the dispute had been settled between the parties. The court considered whether it could grant such a withdrawal. It held that, given the settlement, the court may allow the withdrawal of pending criminal applications. Consequently, the court granted the request, disposed of the Special Criminal Application as withdrawn, vacated any interim relief, and also disposed of the related Criminal Miscellaneous Application.

Issues considered

Whether the court may permit the withdrawal of a Special Criminal Application and related Criminal Miscellaneous Application when the parties have settled the matter

Subjects

withdrawal of criminal applicationinterim relief vacatedspecial criminal applicationquashcourt procedure

Judgment

        R/SCR.A/2845/2023                                                     ORDER DATED: 25/03/2026




                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 2845 of 2023
                                 With
     CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CLARIFICATION) NO. 1 of 2023
          In R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2845 of 2023
  ==========================================================
                                   MAYUR RAMNIKBHAI PATEL
                                            Versus
                                   STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
  ==========================================================
  Appearance:
  MR NIMIT Y SHUKLA(8338) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
  MR DIPAN DESAI(2481) for the Respondent(s) No. 2
  MR MANAN MAHETA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
  ==========================================================
     CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL K. VYAS

                                            Date : 25/03/2026
                                             ORAL ORDER

  1.       Learned advocate Mr. Nimit Shukla appearing for the

  applicant seeks permission to withdraw the present application

  as the matter is settled between the parties.


  2.       Permission as prayed for is granted. The application

  stands disposed of as withdrawn.


  3.       Interim relief, if any, stands vacated.


  4.       In view of the aforesaid, the Criminal Misc. Application

  No. 1 of 2023 does not survive and is disposed of accordingly.


                                                                                  (VIMAL K. VYAS, J)
  DEEPAK GEHLOT
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: DEEPAK GEHLOT(HC02361), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 25/03/2026 14:40:43

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