Bombay High Court

ARJUN UDDHAV KALEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: Withdrawn
Bench: SANDIPKUMAR C MORE VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV

Holding

The petition is disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the petitioner to file a protest application against the ‘A’ Summary Report.

Summary

The petitioner, Arjun Uddhav Kale, filed a criminal writ petition challenging the filing of an ‘A’ Summary Report in FIR No. 30 of 2018 registered at Karjat Police Station. The investigating officer had submitted the summary report, which was pending before the competent court for final orders. The petitioner, through counsel Avantika S. Kharade, sought to withdraw the writ petition and requested liberty to file a protest application against the summary report in the appropriate court. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, R.S. Wani, indicated that the summary report was pending and no objection was raised to the withdrawal. The Court allowed the withdrawal of the petition, granting the petitioner liberty to file a protest application, and disposed of the petition as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the criminal writ petition can be withdrawn at the petitioner's request.
Whether the petitioner should be granted liberty to file a protest application against the ‘A’ Summary Report.

Subjects

criminal procedure
summary report
petition withdrawal
protest application
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:23346-DB


                                           1                 924 WP 1088-19

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          924 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1088 OF 2019

                                  ARJUN UDDHAV KALE
                                         VERSUS
                       THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                            ...
            Ms. Avantika S. Kharade h/f Mr. Karpe Rahul R., Advocate for the
            Petitioner
            Mr. R. S. Wani, APP for Respondent-State
                                            ….

                                         CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                                                 VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.

                                         DATED : 12/06/2026
            P. C. :

                         Learned APP, on instructions, submits that in respect of the
            present matter, i.e., FIR No. 37 of 2018 (now corrected as FIR No.
            30 of 2018) registered with Karjat Police Station, an ‘A’ Summary
            Report has been filed by the concerned Investigating Officer and is
            pending before the competent Court for final orders.              In view
            thereof, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. Karpe seeks
            permission to withdraw the present petition, with liberty to file a
            protest application before the concerned Court opposing the ‘A’
            Summary Report. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of as
            withdrawn, with liberty as aforesaid.




            ( VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J. ) ( SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J. )

            VS Maind/-

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