Bombay High Court

SACHIN SHANTARAM SONAVANEversusSHITAL VILASRAO RAUT AND ORS.

Decided: 22 June 2026
Disposal: Allowed To be withdrawn
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The court granted leave to withdraw the petition and disposed of it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Sachin Shantaram Sonavane, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief. Subsequently, the petitioner applied for leave to withdraw the petition, stating that the cause of action no longer survived. The court considered whether it could grant leave to withdraw a petition at the petitioner's request. Relying on established procedural principles that a petitioner may withdraw a petition with the court's permission, the bench granted the leave. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the court may grant leave to the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition.

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
writ petition
criminal appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                    CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                     WRIT PETITION NO. 3466 OF 2019

      Sachin Shantaram Sonavane                                …..Petitioner

                Vs.

      Shital Vilasrao Raut & Ors.                              …..Respondents

                                   ____________________________________

      Mr. Tuushar N. Sonawane for the Petitioner.
      Mr. Ashish I. Satpute APP, for the Respondent-State.
                        ____________________________________

                                               CORAM :    A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                          KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                                 DATE :   22nd JUNE, 2026.


      P.C.:-

      1)                 Mr. Sonawane, learned Advocate for the Petitioner on

      instructions seeks leave to withdraw Petition, as the cause of action of filing

      the Petition as of today does not survive.

      1.1)               Leave granted.

      2)                 Disposed off as withdrawn.




                  (KAMAL KHATA, J.)                           (A.S. GADKARI, J.)

             Digitally signed by
SANJIV       SANJIV
             SHARNAPPA
SHARNAPPA    MASHALKAR
MASHALKAR    Date: 2026.06.29
             12:21:36 +0530




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