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Bombay High Court

RAJKUMAR RAMPHER PANDEY AND ORSversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The court allowed the withdrawal of the criminal revision application with liberty to examine the investigating officers.

Summary

The applicants, Rajkumar Rampher Pandey and others, filed a criminal revision application before the Bombay High Court seeking relief. During the hearing, the applicants' counsel requested permission to withdraw the application while preserving the right to examine the investigating officers if needed. The court considered the counsel's submission and the procedural context of the revision. It granted the request, allowing the application to be withdrawn with the liberty to examine the investigating officers in the future. Consequently, the application was disposed of without prejudice to the applicants' right to further inquiry.

Issues considered

  • What is the appropriate procedure for withdrawing a criminal revision application while retaining the right to examine investigating officers?

Subjects

  • criminal revision
  • withdrawal of application
  • investigating officers
  • procedural law
  • high court

Judgment

                                                                            55-REVN-134-2026 (CR).doc


   Shubhada S Kadam

                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                         CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                  CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 134 OF 2026

                       Rajkumar Rampher Pandey and ors.                          ...Applicant/s
                       Versus
                       The State of Maharashtra and anr.                         ...Respondent/s

                       ________________________________________________________________

                       Mr. K. H. Giri along with Mr. Pratik Yadav, Ms. Prachi Gupta and Mr.
                       Dhavan Giri, Advocates for Applicants.
                       Mr. B. B. Kulkarni, APP for Respondent No.1-State.
                       Mr. Sujay Gawade along with Mr. Santosh Thakur, Ms. Mudita Pawar and
                       Ms. Mihika Save i/b. Shree and Company, Advocates for Respondent No.2.
                       _________________________________________________________________

                                                           CORAM        :   SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
                                                           DATE         :   25th AUGUST, 2026.
                       P.C. :

                       1.          Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned APP for
                       respondent No.1 and learned counsel for respondent No.2.
                       2.          Learned counsel for the applicants, on instructions, seeks leave
                       to withdraw this application with liberty to keep the contention of the
                       applicant open to examine both the Investigating Officers, if required.
                       3.          Considering the submission of learned counsel for the
SHUBHADA applicants, the application is allowed to be withdrawn with aforesaid
SHANKAR liberty and disposed of.
KADAM
 Digitally signed by   4.          The applicants are permitted to examine both the Investigating
 SHUBHADA
 SHANKAR KADAM
 Date: 2026.08.27
                       Officers, if required.
 18:44:40 +0530




                                                                      (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)



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