Bombay High Court
ANAND NAGESH MISTRIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The court held that an anticipatory bail application may be withdrawn upon the applicant’s request and therefore dismissed.
Summary
Arjun Vitthal filed an anticipatory bail application before the High Court of Bombay against the State of Maharashtra. During the hearing, counsel for the applicant, Mr. Murtaza Najmi, requested that the application be withdrawn. The court considered the request and noted that an applicant may withdraw an anticipatory bail petition of his own volition. No substantive merits of the bail claim were examined. Consequently, the court permitted the withdrawal and dismissed the anticipatory bail application.
Issues considered
- Whether an anticipatory bail application can be withdrawn at the request of the applicant
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- high court
Judgment
55-ABA-1891-2026.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.1891 OF 2026
Digitally
signed by
ARJUN Anand Nagesh Mistri ...Applicant
ARJUN VITTHAL
VITTHAL KUDHEKAR Versus
KUDHEKAR Date:
2026.08.18 The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents
13:06:06
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Mr. Murtaza Najmi a/w Avinash Ovhal, Farida Najmi, Nancy Kanungo &
Arefa Siddiquie, for the Applicant.
Ms. S. M. Yadav APP, for the Respondent-State.
API Suresh Kharat, Ulwa Police Station, Navi Mumbai, present.
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Coram: Madhav J. Jamdar, J.
Date: August 17, 2026
P.C.:
1. Mr. Murtaza Najmi, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant,
after arguing the matter for some time, seeks withdrawal of the
Anticipatory Bail Application.
2. Accordingly, the Anticipatory Bail Application is allowed to be
withdrawn and dismissed as such.
[Madhav J. Jamdar, J.]
Arjun 1
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