Bombay High Court
LOKESH KUMAR MEENAversusTHE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to pursue an alternate remedy under the BNSS.
Summary
Lokesh Kumar Meena filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the State, seeking the return of property. The petitioner later requested permission to withdraw the petition and to pursue an alternative remedy under the BNSS. The Court examined whether such a withdrawal could be permitted. It granted leave to withdraw and expressly allowed the petitioner to seek the alternate remedy. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as withdrawn and the pending interim application was also dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition and avail an alternate remedy under the BNSS
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- alternate remedy
- BNSS
- C.B.I.
- property
Judgment
DTG 23-Wp-2005-2026.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 2005 OF 2026
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (ST.) NO. 12614 OF 2026
Lokesh 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.
Smt. 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2) Petition is disposed off as withdrawn with aforesaid liberty.
3) In view of disposal of Petition, Interim Application (ST.)
No.12614 of 2026 pending therein, does not survive and is accordingly
disposed off.
( KAMAL KHATA, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )
Digitally signed
by
DNYANESHWAR DNYANESHWAR
TULSHIRAM
GHUMNAR
TULSHIRAM
GHUMNAR
Date: 2026.09.08
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