Bombay High Court

SANJIV SHAMBOOLAL CHANDANversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Decided: 1 September 2026
Disposal: Allowed To be withdrawn

Holding

The Court granted leave to withdraw the petition and disposed of it as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioner Sanjiv Shamboolal Chandan filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging certain actions of the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner, relying on a recent Supreme Court judgment in Sujal Vishwas Attavar & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra (2026 SCC OnLine SC 798), sought leave to withdraw his petition. The Court examined whether the petition could be withdrawn in light of the Supreme Court precedent. After considering the arguments, the Court granted leave to withdraw the petition. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original petition were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw the writ petition after the Supreme Court judgment
Whether the High Court should grant leave to withdraw the petition

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
writ petition
Supreme Court precedent
Bombay High Court
criminal appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

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                                               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                                     CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                                      WRIT PETITION NO. 3539 OF 2026

                               Sanjiv Shamboolal Chandan                                 … Petitioner
                                        V/s.
                               The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                           … Respondents
                                                  _______________________________________

                               Mr. Shashikant P. Chaudhari, Ms. Snehal Chaudhari, Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh,
                               Mr. Gyanprakash Pal, Adv. Pranot Pawar i/b Maharashtra Law Associates for
                               Petitioner.

                               Smt. P.P. Shinde, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.

                               Mr. Santosh Shelar, API, Pydhonie Police Station, Mumbai, present.
                                              _______________________________________

                                                           CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                                   KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                                           DATE  : 1st September 2026

                               P.C. :

                               1)              In view of Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of

                               Sujal Vishwas Attavar and Anr. Vs. State of Maharashtra and Ors., reported in

                               2026 SCC OnLine SC 798, learned Advocate for the Petitioner on instructions

                               seeks leave to withdraw Petition.

                               1.1)            Leave granted.

                               2)              Disposed off as withdrawn.



                                               ( KAMAL KHATA, J. )                 ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )
            Digitally signed
            by
DNYANESHWAR DNYANESHWAR
TULSHIRAM   TULSHIRAM
GHUMNAR     GHUMNAR
            Date: 2026.09.07
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