Bombay High Court

KUSUM JITENDRA CHAUDHARIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISMISSED

Holding

The court granted leave to withdraw and dismissed all pending applications as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Kusum Jitendra Chaudhari, filed three criminal applications and corresponding revision applications against the State of Maharashtra and another respondent. After a hearing, the petitioner, through counsel, sought leave of the court to withdraw all pending matters. The bench, noting its earlier reluctance to entertain the applications, considered the request for withdrawal. The court granted leave to withdraw the applications. Consequently, all three criminal applications and the revision applications were dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the court may grant leave to withdraw pending criminal applications and revision applications.

Subjects

withdrawal of criminal application
criminal revision
procedural law
court discretion

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39597


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                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                           CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3282 OF 2022
                                   IN REVNST/9073/2022
                                          WITH
                           CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3345 OF 2022
                                   IN REVNST/9252/2022
                                          WITH
                           CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3354 OF 2022
                                   IN REVNST/9269/2022

                 KUSUM JITENDRA CHAUDHARI @ KUSUM DATTATRAY
                                     PATIL
                                    VERSUS
                    THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
                                                …
                Shri Vrishab Patil h/f Shri Jadhav Satej S., Advocate for the
                Applicant.
                Mrs. Bharati B. Gunjal, APP for the Respondent/ State.
                Shri Shinde Ravindra S., advocate for respondent No.2.
                                               ...


                                    CORAM : SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.

                                    DATE : 31 August 2026


                P. C. :-

                1.            After hearing learned advocate for the applicant for

                some time, when this Court has shown disinclination to entertain

                this matter, learned advocate for the applicant, on instructions,

                seeks leave to withdraw the matter.


                2.            Leave granted.
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      3.          All three Criminal Applications as well as the

      Criminal Revision Applications are dismissed as withdrawn.




kps                           ( SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J. )

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