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Bombay High Court

JITENDRA KUMAR MEENAversusTHE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND ANR

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The petition was withdrawn with liberty to pursue an alternate remedy under the BNSS.

Summary

Petitioner Jitendra Kumar Meena filed a writ petition against the Central Bureau of Investigation and the State seeking the return of property. The petitioner requested leave to withdraw the petition and to pursue an alternate remedy under the provisions of the BNSS. The Court granted leave to withdraw and allowed the petitioner liberty to avail the alternate remedy. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original claim were addressed.

Issues considered

  • Whether the petitioner may be granted leave to withdraw the writ petition
  • Whether the petitioner can be given liberty to pursue an alternate remedy under the BNSS

Subjects

  • withdrawal of petition
  • alternate remedy
  • BNSS
  • property return
  • criminal appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

                               DTG                                                          22-Wp-2004-2026.doc



                                               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                                     CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                                       WRIT PETITION NO. 2004 OF 2026

                               Jitendra Kumar Meena                                       … 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. P.P. Shinde, 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
            15:21:24 +0530
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