Bombay High Court

UJJW ALA SHISHIKANT THORATversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 21 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court held that the criminal application may be withdrawn upon the applicant's request and ordered its withdrawal and disposal.

Summary

The applicant, Ujjwala Shashikant Thorat, filed a criminal application before the High Court of Bombay. After hearing, the applicant's counsel, Mr. Vaibhav Y. Kulkarni, requested that the application be withdrawn. The Court considered the request and allowed the withdrawal. Consequently, the criminal application was withdrawn and disposed of. No substantive merits of the original criminal allegations were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal application pending before the High Court may be withdrawn at the request of the applicant

Subjects

withdrawal of criminal application
high court procedural order
criminal appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

                                                                   33-APPLN-323-2026.DOC




                              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                  CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.323 OF 2026


                    Ujjwala Shashikant Thorat                          …Applicant
                          Versus
                    The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                    …Respondents


                    Mr. Vaibhav Y. Kulkarni a/w. Ms. Disha Rathod, Ms. Srushti More
                    and Mr. Prathamesh Deshpande, for the Applicant.
                    Mr. Prashant P. Jadhav, APP, for the Respondent-State.
                    Ms. Seema Rahul Abnave, WHC, attached to EOW, Pune City, Pune,
                    present.


                                          CORAM:      MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
                                          DATED :     21st SEPTEMBER 2026
                    PC:-


                    1.       After arguing the matter for some time, Mr. Vaibhav

                    Kulkarni, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant, seeks

                    withdrawal of the Criminal Application.



                    2.       Accordingly, the Criminal Application is allowed to be

                    withdrawn and disposed of as such.



                                                              [MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]

       Digitally
       signed by
       SONALI
SONALI MILIND
MILIND PATIL
PATIL Date:
       2026.09.21
       15:29:15
       +0530



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