Bombay High Court

SANDIP KISHAN KOKATE AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: Withdrawn
Bench: RAJNISH R VYAS

Holding

The court may permit withdrawal of a criminal application and dispose of it as withdrawn.

Summary

The applicants, Sandip Kishan Kokate and others, filed a criminal application before the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench. Subsequently, the parties reached a settlement and the applicants sought the court's permission to withdraw the application. The learned counsel for the applicants moved that the matter be withdrawn as it was settled. The court considered whether it could allow the withdrawal of a criminal application after settlement. Finding no impediment, the court granted permission to withdraw. Consequently, the criminal application was disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court may permit the withdrawal of a criminal application after the parties have settled the matter

Subjects

withdrawal of criminal application
settlement
criminal procedure
court disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:12532-DB
                                                                           901-APPLN-3411-23.odt




                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3411 OF 2023

          Sandip Kishan Kokate and Others                         ..APPLICANTS
                VERSUS
          State of Maharashtra and Another                        ..RESPONDENTS

                                               ....
          Mr. J.B. Paikrao, Advocate h/f Mr. G.G. Suryawanshi, Advocate for applicants
          Mr. S.N. Morampalle, A.P.P. for respondent no.1 – State
          Mr. D.M. Shinde, Advocate for respondent no.2
                                               ....

                                                       CORAM : RAJNISH R. VYAS, J.
                                                       DATE : 24th MARCH, 2026

          PER COURT :

          .          Learned counsel for the applicants, on instructions, seeks

          permission to withdraw the application, since the matter is settled.



          2.         Permission is granted. Criminal application stands disposed of as

          withdrawn.




                                                             ( RAJNISH R. VYAS, J. )
          SSD




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