Bombay High Court

PRAVYA GEMSversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided: 17 June 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: SHIVKUMAR DIGE

Holding

The court allowed the petition to be withdrawn and disposed of.

Summary

Pravya Gems filed Criminal Writ Petition No. 2698 of 2026 in the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner later informed the court that the dispute had been settled out of court and sought permission to withdraw the petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted this request before the bench. The court, after hearing the counsel, considered the submission that the matter was resolved amicably. Accordingly, the court permitted the withdrawal of the petition and ordered its disposal. No substantive merits of the original claim were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal writ petition may be withdrawn after the parties have settled the dispute out of court

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
settlement
criminal appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

                                                                          83-WP-2698-2026 (CR).doc


                      Shubhada S Kadam


                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                         CR. WRIT PETITION NO. 2698 OF 2026

                                                   Pravya Gems
                                                      versus
                                        The State of Maharashtra and anr.
                      _________________________________________________________________

                      Mr. Pulkit Tiwari, Advocate for Petitioner.
                      Mr. S. R. Agarkar, APP for Respondent No.1-State.
                      _________________________________________________________________

                                                          CORAM       :   SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
                                                          DATE        :   17th JUNE, 2026.
                      P.C. :

                      1.         Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for

                      respondent No.1-State.

                      2.         Learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the matter is

                      settled out of Court and seeks leave to withdraw the petition.

                      3.         Considering the submission of learned counsel for the

                      petitioner, the petition is allowed to be withdrawn and disposed of.



                                                                    (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)

SHUBHADA
SHANKAR
KADAM
Digitally signed by
SHUBHADA SHANKAR
KADAM
Date: 2026.06.19
11:38:29 +0530




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