Bombay High Court

SIDDHARTH S/O. BHAGWAN NIKALJE AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the petitioners to file separate compensation proceedings if permissible.

Summary

The petitioners, Siddharth and others, filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking relief and possibly compensation. During the proceedings, the petitioners' counsel, Mr. Sohail Subhedar, on instructions from Mr. N.S. Ghanekar, moved the Court to withdraw the petition, requesting liberty to pursue any appropriate compensation claim separately. The Court considered the request and, finding no objection, allowed the withdrawal. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of as withdrawn, with the petitioners granted liberty to file separate proceedings for compensation if permissible under law. No substantive merits of the original petition were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal writ petition may be withdrawn by the petitioners at any stage of the proceedings
Whether the petitioners should be granted liberty to pursue separate compensation claims after withdrawal

Subjects

withdrawal of writ petition
criminal writ petition
compensation
High Court of Bombay
procedural law

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37462-DB

                                                                        1606.19WP

                                                1

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                        924 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1606 OF 2019

                         SIDDHARTH S/O.BHAGWAN NIKALJE & OTHERS
                                                VERSUS
                            THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & OTHERS
                                                   ...
                        Advocate for the petitioners : Mr.Sohail Subhedar h/f.
                                          Mr.N.S.Ghanekar
                             APP for Respondent-State : Mr.S.J.Salgare
                                                   ...
                                        CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                       VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                       DATE     :   18.08.2026
                 P.C. :


                 1]           Mr.Sohail Subhedar, learned counsel holding for

                 Mr.N.S.Ghanekar, learned counsel for the petitioners, on

                 instructions, seeks withdrawal of the present Writ Petition,

                 with liberty to file appropriate proceedings for getting

                 compensation, if permissible under law.



                 2]           In view of the same, the Writ Petition stands

                 disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty as aforesaid.




                 [VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]             [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE]
                         JUDGE                            JUDGE

                 DDC

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