Bombay High Court

Anuj Sanjay KeshwaniversusThe Union of India

Decided: 17 February 2026
Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn
Bench: NEELA KEDAR GOKHALE

Holding

The Court granted permission to withdraw the application with liberty to file a fresh application.

Summary

The applicant, Anuj Sanjay Keshwani, filed a criminal application (No. 22 of 2026) before the Bombay High Court seeking relief. The applicant's counsel identified typographical errors in the prayer clause of the application and requested permission to withdraw the present application while retaining the liberty to file a fresh one. The respondent, the Union of India, was represented by counsel for the NCB and the State. The Court examined whether the applicant could be allowed to withdraw the application without prejudice to filing a new one. Finding no substantive impediment, the Court granted permission to withdraw with liberty to file a fresh application and ordered the present application to be disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant may be permitted to withdraw the criminal application on account of typographical errors in the prayer and be allowed to file a fresh application.

Subjects

withdrawal of application
typographical error
fresh application
procedural law
criminal appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

                                                 916-APPLN-22-2026.DOC




Ajit Pathrikar

         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                  CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 22 OF 2026
Anuj Sanjay Keshwani                                   ...Applicant
     Versus
The Union of India                                     ...Respondent

Ms. Ashwinii Achari i/b Taraq Sayed, for the Applicant.
Ms. Manisha Jagtap, for the Respondent-NCB.
Ms. Anuja S. Gotad, APP for the State-Respondent.

                        CORAM           DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.
                        DATED:          17th FEBRUARY 2026
PC:-
1.        Since there is some typographical errors in the prayer,

Ms. Ashwinii Achari, learned counsel for the Applicant, seeks

permission to withdraw the present Application with liberty to

file a fresh application.


2.        Permission to withdraw is granted with the aforesaid

liberty.



3.        The present Criminal Application is accordingly disposed

of as withdrawn.


                                                 (Dr. Neela Gokhale, J)




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