Bombay High Court
HARJEET KAUR D/O BHAGWANT SINGHversusCOMPETENT AUTHORITY KONKAN DIVISION AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
- Bench
- R N LADDHA
Holding
The Court granted leave to withdraw the criminal revision application and dismissed it as withdrawn.
Summary
Harjeet Kaur filed a criminal revision application before the High Court of Bombay. She later appeared in person and sought leave to withdraw the revision, requesting liberty to pursue any other appropriate legal remedy. The Court considered whether it has the jurisdiction to permit withdrawal of a pending criminal revision. Relying on its inherent powers to manage its own proceedings, the Court held that it may grant such leave. Consequently, the Court granted the applicant's request, dismissed the revision application as withdrawn, and gave her liberty to seek other remedies.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can grant leave to withdraw a pending criminal revision application
Subjects
- criminal revision
- withdrawal of application
- procedural law
- high court jurisdiction
Judgment
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SMITA JOHNSON JOHNSON GONSALVES
GONSALVES Date: 2026.02.17 23:16:59
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Criminal Revision Application No.519 of 2012
Harjeet Kaur D/o Bhagwant Singh … Applicant
versus
Competent Authority Konkan Division And Ors… Respondents
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Ms Harjeet Kaur, applicant-in-person, present.
Ms Sangeeta D Shinde, APP, for the respondent/ State.
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Coram: R.N. Laddha, J.
Date: 17 February 2026.
P.C.:
. The applicant, who is present before the Court, seeks
leave to withdraw the present criminal revision application with
liberty to seek appropriate legal remedy available in law. Leave
granted.
2. Accordingly, the present criminal revision application
stands dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.
(R.N. Laddha, J.)
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