Bombay High Court

KANGANA RANAUT AND ORS.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Decided: 27 February 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: N R BORKAR

Holding

A writ petition may be withdrawn upon the Court’s leave, and the petition is thereafter disposed of as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Kamal Kumar Jain, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging an unspecified action of the State of Maharashtra. Subsequently, the petitioner, through counsel, applied for leave to withdraw the writ petition. The Court, exercising its inherent jurisdiction, considered the application for withdrawal. No substantive issues on the merits of the original petition were addressed. The Court granted the petitioner's request and ordered the writ petition to be disposed of as withdrawn. Any interim applications, if filed, were also disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be withdrawn at the petitioner's request

Subjects

withdrawal of writ petition
inherent jurisdiction
criminal appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

                                                               902-wp-1571-2021.doc


          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                      WRIT PETITION NO. 1571 OF 2021

Kamal Kumar Jain                                    …Petitioner
     V/s.
The State of Maharashtra                            ...Respondent

                                 WITH
                  INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1750 OF 2021
                                 WITH
                  CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 170 OF 2021
                                 WITH
                   INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 79 OF 2021



Mr. Ravindra Suryawanshi, a/w Adv. Tanvi Nandgaonkar, Adv.
Archis Bhatt & Adv. Amogh Prasad K.,i/b Bar and Brief Attorneys
Advocate for the Petitioner.
Mr. P. H. Gaikwad, APP for the Respondent/State.


                                   CORAM        :   N.R. BORKAR, J.
                                   DATE         :   27.02.2026.

P.C. :

1.                The learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions,
seeks leave to withdraw the present writ petition.


2.                The petition is disposed of as withdrawn.


3.                Interim application, if any, stands disposed of.



                                                    [N.R.BORKAR, J.]
Pramod S.Lakare
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