Bombay High Court
SHANKAR BHAGUJI OWHAL AND ANRversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismissed as Withdrawn
Holding
The anticipatory bail application may be withdrawn by the applicant and is dismissed.
Summary
The applicants, Shankar Bhaguji Owhal and Aniket Arjun Owhal, filed an anticipatory bail application before the Bombay High Court. During the hearing, counsel for the applicants, Mr. Harshwardhan M. Pawar, requested that the application be withdrawn. The court considered whether a party may withdraw an anticipatory bail petition that is pending before it. No substantive arguments on the merits of the bail were presented, as the applicants sought only to discontinue the proceedings. Accordingly, the court permitted the withdrawal and dismissed the anticipatory bail application.
Issues considered
- Whether an anticipatory bail application may be withdrawn by the applicant before the court
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- withdrawal of application
- criminal procedure
- High Court of Bombay
Judgment
47 ABA-1093-2026.DOC
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1093 OF 2026
1) Shankar Bhaguji Owhal …Applicants
2) Aniket Arjun Owhal
Vs.
1) State of Maharashtra …Respondents
2) Harsh Prauinchandra Parmar
Mr. Harshwardhan M. Pawar a/w. Padmasinh P. Patil, for the
Applicants.
Mr. S.S. Ghag, APP for the Respondent No.1-State.
Mr. Karansingh Rajput a/w. Fauzan, for Respondent No. 2.
AMS Santosh Jadhav,Lonavala City Police Station.
CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATE : 17th AUGUST, 2026
P. C.:
1. Mr. Harshwardhan Pawar, learned counsel appearing for the
Applicants, after arguing the matter for come time, seeks
withdrawal of the application.
2. Accordingly, the Anticipatory Bail Application is allowed to
be withdrawn and dismissed as such.
[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]
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