Bombay High Court

SHAILESH PRADIP DHEKANE AND ANRversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioners, who had been acquitted in criminal case R.C.C. No. 465 of 2022 (Crime No. 146 of 2022), filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court. Their counsel submitted that, since the acquittal left no surviving issue, the petition should be withdrawn. The court accepted the counsel's statement and ordered that the writ petition stand disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal writ petition can be withdrawn after the petitioners have been acquitted in the underlying criminal case

Subjects

acquittal
writ petition
withdrawal
criminal procedure
high court

Judgment

                                                                                         8-CRWP-3072-22.odt



                              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                      CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                                   CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                         WRIT PETITION NO. 3072 OF 2022

                      1. Shailesh Pradip Dhekane
                      2. Jayashree Pradip Dhekane
                      3. Rashmi Rahul Fadake
                      4. Dhanashree Narendra Madhure                          ..PETITIONERS
                            VERSUS
                      State of Maharashtra and Another                        ..RESPONDENTS

                                                            ....
                      Mr. R.S. Sadaphule, Advocate for petitioners (Through V.C.)
                      Mr. A.S. Shalgaonkar, A.P.P. for respondent - State
                                                            ....

                                                                 CORAM : ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.
                                                                 DATE : 10th SEPTEMBER, 2026

                      PER COURT :

                      1.         Learned counsel for the Petitioners submitted that all the

                      Petitioners have been acquitted in R.C.C. No. 465 of 2022 filed in connection

                      with Crime No. 146 of 2022, and therefore, nothing survives in this petition.

                      He, therefore, seeks leave to withdraw the petition. His statement is accepted.


                      2.         In view of the statement, Criminal Writ Petition stands disposed of

                      as withdrawn.
SUSHANT
SHARAYU
DESHPANDE
Digitally signed by
SUSHANT SHARAYU
DESHPANDE
Date: 2026.09.10                                                  ( ABHAY J. MANTRI, J. )
17:53:49 +0530        SSD




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