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Bombay High Court

XYZversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided
Disposal
Disposed off as Withdrawn

Holding

The appeal is disposed of as withdrawn after the court granted leave to withdraw.

Summary

The appellant XYZ filed a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court challenging a conviction by the State of Maharashtra. During the hearing, the appellant, present in court, instructed his counsel, Mr. Santosh Mahamuni, to seek leave to withdraw the appeal. The court granted the leave and disposed of the appeal as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the appeal were considered. The judgment reflects the procedural rule that an appeal may be withdrawn with the court's permission.

Issues considered

  • Whether an appellant may withdraw a criminal appeal after filing and what procedure must be followed

Subjects

  • withdrawal of appeal
  • criminal procedure
  • high court
  • procedural law

Judgment

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DINESH
         DINESH
         SADANAND                                                                 16-apeal-829-25.odt
SADANAND SHERLA
SHERLA   Date:
         2026.09.10
         18:26:08
         +0530


                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                       CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 829 OF 2025

                      XYZ                                            …Appellant
                           V/s.
                      The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                ...Respondents.

                                                  …………..
                      Mr. Santosh Mahamuni for the Appellant.
                      Mrs. Rutuja Ambekar, APP for the Respondent/State.
                                                  …………..

                                                   CORAM         :   N.R. BORKAR, J.
                                                   DATE          :   10.09.2026.

                      P.C. :

                      .        Learned counsel for the appellant, on instructions from the
                      appellant who is present in the Court, seeks leave to withdraw the
                      present appeal. Leave granted. The Appeal is disposed of as
                      withdrawn.



                                                                     [N.R.BORKAR, J.]




                      Dinesh S. Sherla                     1/1


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