Bombay High Court

GAURAV SUSHIL MUNSHI AND ORS ( APPLICANT NO. 1 IS TO BE REJECTED AS PER ORDER DATED 27.06.2025)versusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided: 17 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court held that leave to withdraw the application may be granted and disposed of the matter without hearing on its merits.

Summary

The applicants, Gaurav Sushil Munshi & Ors., filed an application before the Bombay High Court seeking to withdraw their pending criminal matter. Ms. Neha Rane, counsel for the applicants, produced a copy of a Supreme Court order dated 3 August 2026 in Criminal Appeal No.3765 of 2026, indicating that the dispute had been amicably settled. On the basis of this settlement, the applicants requested leave to withdraw the application. The Court, after noting the submission, granted leave to withdraw. Consequently, the application was disposed of as withdrawn without any merits being heard.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may grant leave to withdraw a criminal application on the ground of an amicable settlement.

Subjects

withdrawal of application
amicable settlement
criminal procedure
high court

Judgment

WAKLE
MANOJ                 MANOJ                                                 902-APL-1278-2023.DOC
JANARDHAN
Digitally signed by
WAKLE MANOJ
JANARDHAN                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
Date: 2026.09.17
16:57:18 +0530                  CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                              CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO.1278 OF 2023
                      Gaurav Sushil Munshi & Ors.                              …Applicants
                               V/s.
                      The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                          …Respondents


                      Ms. Neha Rane h/f Mr. Prasad Panchal, for the Applicants.
                      Mr. H. J. Dedhia, APP for the Respondent No.1-State.
                      PSI - Ghadage (Pairavi), Meghwadi Police Station, Mumbai
                      present.


                                                  CORAM: SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.
                                                  DATED : 17th SEPTEMBER, 2026
                      P.C. :-

                      1.       Ms. Rane, learned Counsel for the Applicant tendered a copy
                      of the Order dated 3rd August, 2026 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme
                      Court in Criminal Appeal No.3765 of 2026. It is taken on record and
                      marked as “X” for identification. Further, Ms. Rane, states that
                      aforesaid matter is amicably settled and therefore, seeks leave to
                      withdraw the same.

                      2.       Leave to withdraw is granted.

                      3.       Application stands disposed of as withdrawn.

                      4.       It is clarified that this Application is not heard on merits.



                                                        (SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.)




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