Bombay High Court
VINOD VASANT GHATAGE AND ANRversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Disposal
- Disposed off as Withdrawn
- Bench
- SANDESH D PATIL
Holding
The court allowed the withdrawal of the writ petition and permitted the filing of a fresh petition.
Summary
The petitioners, Vinod Vasant Ghatage and another, filed a criminal writ petition challenging the filing of a charge-sheet. After the charge-sheet was filed, they sought the court's permission to withdraw the existing petition and to file a fresh petition incorporating the charge-sheet and related averments. The learned counsel for the petitioners argued that withdrawal was necessary to align the pleadings with the newly filed charge-sheet. The court considered whether it could permit the withdrawal of a writ petition at this stage. It granted the petitioners' request, allowing them to withdraw the present petition and to file a fresh one, and consequently disposed of the writ petition.
Issues considered
- Whether the court may permit the withdrawal of a criminal writ petition after the charge-sheet has been filed
Subjects
- withdrawal of petition
- writ petition
- criminal procedure
- charge-sheet
Judgment
925-WP-218-2022.doc
Digitally signed
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
by HARISH
HARISH
VITHAL
VITHAL
CHAUDHARI
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CHAUDHARI Date:
2026.08.04
12:22:23 +0530
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CR. WRIT PETITION NO. 218 OF 2022
Vinod Vasant Ghatage And Anr ...Petitioners
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr ...Respondents
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Mr. Siyal F. Magdum i/b Mr. Umesh R. Mankapure for the Petitioners.
Mr. S. S. Chaudhari, APP for the Respondent No. 1-State.
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CORAM : SANDESH D. PATIL, J.
DATED : 31st JULY, 2026.
P. C. :
1. Learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioners, states that the charge-
sheet has been filed in the matter. He seeks permission to withdraw the
present Petition, with liberty to file a fresh Petition annexing the charge-sheet
and making the necessary corresponding averments.
2. Permission is granted to withdraw the Petition, with liberty to file a
fresh Petition.
3. The Writ Petition is DISPOSED OF accordingly.
(SANDESH D. PATIL, J.)
Harish 1
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