Bombay High Court

TALHA HANIF POTRICKversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Withdrawn
Bench: SANDIPKUMAR C MORE ABASAHEB D SHINDE

Holding

The High Court may dispose of pending criminal applications as withdrawn upon the applicant's request.

Summary

The petitioner, Mohammad Taqi Sirajoddin, filed three criminal applications before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. Subsequently, the petitioner, through counsel Ms. U. T. Pathan, sought to withdraw all the pending applications. The court was asked to consider whether the applications could be withdrawn at this stage. The bench examined its inherent jurisdiction to allow withdrawal of criminal proceedings when the applicant consents and no prejudice is caused to the State. Finding no objection from the respondent, the court ordered that the applications stand disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can entertain a request to withdraw pending criminal applications filed by the petitioner

Subjects

withdrawal of criminal application
procedural law
court discretion
criminal procedure

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:19054-DB


                                           1                 930 appln 376-26

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                            930 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 376 OF 2026
                                       IN APEAL/468/2021
                                             WITH
                              CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 367 OF 2026
                                       IN APEAL/541/2021
                                             WITH
                              CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 359 OF 2026
                                       IN APEAL/542/2021

                               MOHAMMAD TAQI SIRAJODDIN
                                           VERSUS
                               THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
                                              ...
            Ms. U. T. Pathan h/f Mr. Pathan Tahiwarkhan Wajeedkhan,
            Advocate for Applicant
            Mr. P. S. Patil, APP for Respondent-State
                                              ….

                                         CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                                                 ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

                                         DATED : 28/04/2026
            P. C. :

                         Learned counsel for the applicant, on instructions, seeks to
            withdraw these applications. In view of the same, the criminal
            applications stand disposed of as withdrawn.




            ( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. )              ( SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J. )

            VS Maind/-

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