Bombay High Court
KRISHNARAO RAOSAHEB THAKARE AND ORSversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
- Bench
- R M JOSHI
Holding
The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The appellants, Krishnarao Raosaheb Thakare & Ors, filed a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court. While the appeal was pending, they surrendered, rendering the appeal infructuous. Their counsel sought leave of the court to withdraw the appeal. The court granted the leave and dismissed the appeal as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the appeal were considered.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal appeal can be withdrawn after the appellant has surrendered and the appeal is deemed infructuous
Subjects
- appeal withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- surrender
- infructuous appeal
- high court
Judgment
5-CRAPEAL-98-2026.DOC
Shephali
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 98 OF 2026
Krishnarao Raosaheb Thakare & Ors …Appellants
Versus
State of Maharashtra & Anr …Respondents
Mr Ankit Patil, with Ramehs Dube-Patil, Lisa Das & Vivek Yadav, for
the Appellant.
Mr AS Gawai, APP, for Respondent No. 1.-State.
CORAM: R. M. JOSHI, J.
DATED: 2ND FEBRUARY 2026
SHEPHALI PC:-
SANJAY
MORMARE
Digitally signed
by SHEPHALI 1. Learned counsel for the Appellants, on instructions, makes a
SANJAY
MORMARE
Date: 2026.02.02
15:06:41 +0530 statement that the Appellants have already surrendered, therefore,
the Appeal has now become infructuous. He seeks leave to
withdraw the Appeal.
2. Leave granted.
3. The Appeal stands dismissed as withdrawn.
(R. M. JOSHI, J.)
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