Bombay High Court

RASIK SHANITLAL KOTHARIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The petition was withdrawn and disposed of as the underlying criminal case had already been quashed.

Summary

The petitioner, Rasik Shanitlal Kothari, filed a criminal writ petition challenging Crime No. 311/2015 of Jawaharnagar Police Station. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the underlying criminal case had already been quashed on compromise in Criminal Application No. 184 of 2022. Consequently, the petitioner expressed that he no longer wished to pursue the writ petition. The court accepted the withdrawal request, noting that the matter was already resolved. The petition was therefore withdrawn and disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal writ petition can continue when the underlying criminal case has been quashed on compromise

Subjects

criminal procedure
compromise
withdrawal of petition
quash of FIR
writ petition

Judgment

                                     (1)
                                                    916 Cri.WP-1464.2017.odt
     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                BENCH AT AURANGABAD

     916 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1464 OF 2017

                RASIK SHANITLAL KOTHARI
                        VERSUS
         THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

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             Mr. A.S. Bajaj, Advocate for the petitioner.
            Mr. A.S. Shinde, A.P.P. for respondent-State.
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                    CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                            VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.

                    DATED       : 1st October, 2026

Per Court :

1.    Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions,

submits that Crime No. 311/2015 of Jawaharnagar Police

Station, Aurangabad has already been quashed on compromise

by this Court in Criminal Application No. 184 of 2022, and

therefore, the petitioner who is personally present before the

Court, does not want to proceed with this petition.

2.    In view of above, the petition stands withdrawn and

disposed of.



(VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV)                    (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE)
       JUDGE                                       JUDGE




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