Bombay High Court

SUSHANT BABAN DONGREversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 31 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the criminal revision application and disposed of it without hearing the merits.

Summary

The applicant, Sushant Baban Dongre, filed Criminal Revision Application No. 485 of 2024 against the State of Maharashtra. The applicant's counsel, N.N. Gawankar and Manas N. Gawankar, sought leave to withdraw the revision application. The respondent State, represented by S.M. Mangaonkar, opposed the withdrawal. The Hon'ble Court, after hearing the counsel's submission, permitted the withdrawal of the application. The matter was disposed without any substantive hearing on the merits. The judgment expressly notes that the Court did not consider the issues on merit.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may allow the withdrawal of a criminal revision application at the applicant's request

Subjects

criminal revision
withdrawal of application
procedural law
court discretion

Judgment

                                                                          48-REVN-485-2024 (CR).doc


      Shubhada S Kadam


                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                               CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 485 OF 2024

                      Sushant Baban Dongre                                     ...Applicant/s
                      Versus
                      The State of Maharashtra                                 ...Respondent/s

                      _________________________________________________________________

                      Mr. N. N. Gawankar i/b. Mr. Manas N. Gawankar, Advocate for Applicant.
                      Mr. S. M. Mangaonkar, APP for Respondent-State.
                      API-Bansode, Manpada Police Station, present.
                      _________________________________________________________________

                                                         CORAM        :   SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
                                                         DATE         :   31st AUGUST, 2026.
                      P.C. :

                      1.        Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP for

                      respondent-State.

                      2.        Learned counsel for the applicant, on instructions, seeks leave

                      to withdraw the application.

                      3.        Considering the submission of learned counsel for the applicant,

                      the application is allowed to be withdrawn and disposed of.

                      4.        It is made clear that this Court has not heard this matter on

                      merit.

                                                                    (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)
SHUBHADA
SHANKAR
KADAM
Digitally signed by
SHUBHADA
SHANKAR KADAM
Date: 2026.09.01
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