Bombay High Court
AMAL INVESTMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED THROUGH MR HARSH GOKALversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed To be withdrawn
Holding
The Court allowed the withdrawal of the criminal application and dismissed it, while directing the magistrate to conclude the pending criminal case by a specified date.
Summary
Amal Investments Private Limited, through its director, filed Criminal Application No.1467 of 2026 seeking withdrawal of the application and an order to expedite a related criminal case (C.C. No.6200052/SW/2012) pending for 14 years. Both parties consented to the withdrawal and jointly requested the court to direct the Judicial Magistrate First Class to conclude the pending case by 31 May 2028. The Court, after hearing counsel, allowed the withdrawal and dismissed the application. It also directed the magistrate to dispose of the pending criminal proceedings expeditiously and instructed both parties to cooperate with the trial court. The order was signed by Justice Madhav J. Jamdar on 6 October 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal application may be withdrawn by consent of the parties.
- Whether the High Court can direct a Judicial Magistrate to expedite a pending criminal case.
Subjects
- withdrawal of criminal application
- case management
- expeditious disposal
- criminal procedure
- judicial direction
Judgment
45-APL-1467-2026.DOC
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1467 OF 2026
Amal Investments Private Limited …Applicant
through its Director
Mr. Harsh Gokal
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Anr. …Respondents
Mr. Kushal Mor a/w. Mr. Tanmay Karmarkar, for the Applicant.
Mr. Aabad Ponda, Senior Advocate a/w. Ms. Sheetal Shah, V.
Chetnani i/b. M/s. Mehta & Girdharlal, for Respondent No.1.
Mr. P. P. Jadhav, APP, for the Respondent-State.
CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATED : 6th OCTOBER 2026
P. C.:
1. After arguing the matter for some time, Mr. Kushal Mor,
learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant seeks withdrawal of
the Criminal Application. However, he states that as the said
criminal proceedings bearing C.C. No.6200052/SW/2012 is
pending since last 14 years, the same be expedited.
2. Mr. Ponda, learned Senior Counsel appearing for Respondent
No.2 also makes the same request.
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3. Accordingly, by consent of the parties, the following order is
passed:
ORDER
(a) Criminal Application No.1467 of 2026 is allowed to be
withdrawn and dismissed as such.
(b) As the criminal case bearing C.C. No.62000/SW/2012
is pending since 14 years, the learned Judicial
Magistrate First Class is requested to conclude the said
proceedings expeditiously on or before 31st May 2028.
(c) Both the parties to co-operate with the learned Trial
Court for the disposal of the said proceedings in time
bound manner.
4. The Criminal Application is disposed of in above terms.
[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]
Digitally
signed by
SONALI
SONALI MILIND
MILIND PATIL
PATIL Date:
2026.10.06
18:48:56
+0530
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