Bombay High Court
SUMIT PUNIA @ SUMIT POONIAversusTHE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
Leave to withdraw the petition was granted with liberty to avail an alternate remedy under the BNSS.
Summary
The petitioner, Sumit Punia, sought leave from the High Court to withdraw his writ petition and requested liberty to pursue an alternate remedy under the BNSS for the return of property. The court examined the petitioner's request and granted the leave along with the liberty to approach the alternate remedy. Consequently, the petition was formally withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original petition were adjudicated. The order was signed by both judges on 1 September 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner may be granted leave to withdraw the writ petition
- Whether the court can grant liberty to the petitioner to pursue an alternate remedy under the BNSS
Subjects
- withdrawal of petition
- alternate remedy
- property return
- BNSS
Judgment
DTG 12-Wp-1993-2026.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1993 OF 2026
Sumit Punia @ Sumit Poonia … Petitioner
V/s.
The Central Bureau Of Investigation & Anr. … Respondents
_______________________________________
Mr. Aditya Talpade a/w Mr. Prajwal Padole i/b Mr. Pratik Karande for the
Petitioner.
Mr. Kuldeep Patil a/w Ms. Yukta Sawant, Mr. Sumitkumar Nimbalkar and Mr.
Anay Joshi for Respondent No.1-C.B.I.
Ms. Madhavi H. Mhatre, A.P.P. for Respondent No.2-State.
_______________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 1st September 2026
P.C. :
1) Learned counsel for Petitioner on instructions seeks leave to
withdraw Petition with liberty to avail alternate remedy under the provisions
of the BNSS, for return of the property.
1.1) Leave and liberty granted.
2) Disposed off as withdrawn with aforesaid liberty.
( KAMAL KHATA, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )
Digitally signed
by
DNYANESHWAR DNYANESHWAR
TULSHIRAM TULSHIRAM
GHUMNAR GHUMNAR
Date: 2026.09.08
15:14:37 +0530
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