Bombay High Court
NARAYAN KISAN BAITADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed off as Withdrawn
Holding
Leave to withdraw the criminal petition was granted, with liberty to file an application for discharge.
Summary
The applicants, Narayan Kisan Baitade and another, filed a criminal application seeking leave of the High Court to withdraw their pending petition and to be permitted to file a separate application for discharge. The learned counsel for the applicants argued for the withdrawal. The Court considered whether such leave could be granted. It held that the applicants may be allowed to withdraw the petition and gave them liberty to file a discharge application. Accordingly, the criminal application was disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to file an application for discharge.
Issues considered
- Whether the Court may grant leave to withdraw a criminal petition pending before it
Subjects
- withdrawal of criminal petition
- discharge application
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- leave of court
Judgment
33-APL-1160-2026.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1160 OF 2026
Narayan Kisan Baitade and Anr. .....Applicants
Versus
The State of Maharashtra and Anr. .....Respondents
.....
Mr. Hansh Rathod i/b Mr. Nitin Gaware Patil, for the Applicants.
Mr. Kumar V. Saste, A.P.P., for the Respondent-State.
..…
CORAM : SANDESH D. PATIL, J.
DATE : 9th SEPTEMBER 2026
P.C.:-
1. Learned Counsel for the Applicants after arguing for some time
seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the present Petition with liberty
to file proceedings for discharge.
2. In view of above, the Criminal Application No.1160 of 2026 is
disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to file application for
discharge.
(SANDESH D. PATIL, J.)
Manisha 1/1
Digitally signed by
MANISHA MANISHA
BALKRISHNA
BALKRISHNA TALEKAR
TALEKAR Date: 2026.09.10
11:13:54 +0530
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