Bombay High Court

ANANTA GUNAJI DHAGEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The court allowed the withdrawal of the criminal and revision applications and granted liberty to appeal before the Sessions Court.

Summary

The applicant, Ananta Gunaji Dhage, filed a criminal application and a revision application before the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench. He later sought leave to withdraw both applications and requested liberty to file an appeal before the Sessions Court. The learned advocate for the applicant moved the court on this request. The court examined whether it could permit the withdrawal and grant the requested liberty under procedural law. Finding no legal impediment, the court disposed of both the criminal application and the revision application as withdrawn, granting the applicant liberty to appeal before the Sessions Court.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can permit withdrawal of a criminal application and a revision application
Whether the court can grant liberty to the applicant to file an appeal before the Sessions Court after withdrawal

Subjects

withdrawal of criminal application
revision application
liberty to appeal
criminal procedure
high court order

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39598


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                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                           CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 187 OF 2023
                                   IN REVNST/400/2023
                                 ANANTA GUNAJI DHAGE
                                          VERSUS
                      THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                               ...
                Shri Parghane Madhukar M., Advocate for the Applicant.
                Shri C.V. Bhadane, APP for the Respondents/State.
                                               ...

                                   CORAM : SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.

                                   DATE : 31 August 2026

                P. C. :-

                1.           The learned advocate for the applicant, on

                instructions, seeks leave to withdraw the application as well as

                the revision application, with liberty to file an appeal before the

                Sessions Court.


                2.           The Criminal Application as well as the Criminal

                Revision Application are disposed of as withdrawn with liberty

                as prayed for.




        kps                              ( SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J. )

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