Bombay High Court

VISHAL VYANKATESH RAGHOJIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Withdrawn
Bench: MEHROZ K PATHAN

Holding

The writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to submit an explanation to the show‑cause notice and any further application to be considered under Section 344 of the Cr.P.C.

Summary

The petitioner, Vishal Vyankatesh Raghoji, filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against a show‑cause notice issued under Section 340 of the Criminal Procedure Code. After hearing, the Court expressed that it was not inclined to grant the relief sought. Consequently, the petitioner’s counsel, Mr. P.P. More, requested liberty to withdraw the petition. The Court granted permission to withdraw and ordered that the petition stand disposed of as withdrawn. The petitioner was given liberty to submit an explanation to the show‑cause notice, and any subsequent application would be considered on its merits under Section 344 of the Cr.P.C. The writ petition was thus disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the Court should grant the relief sought in the criminal writ petition
Whether the petitioner may be allowed to withdraw the writ petition

Legislation cited

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 340, 344

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
Criminal Procedure Code
Section 340
Section 344
show cause notice
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:12372
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                                                                           914 sr.no.odt
                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 356 OF 2026
                                      Vishal Vyankatesh Raghoji
                                               VERSUS
                                      The State Of Maharashtra
                                                  ...
              Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. More P. P.

                                           CORAM : MEHROZ K. PATHAN, J.

                                            DATE : 18TH MARCH, 2026.

              P.C. :-

              1.           After hearing for some time, as this Court was not inclined to
              grant relief, the learned counsel for the petitioner Mr. P.P. More, upon
              instructions, seeks liberty to withdraw the writ petition.
              2.           Permission granted.
              3.           The writ petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with
              liberty to the applicant to submit his explanation to the show cause
              notice issued for taking steps under Section 340 of Cr.P.C. If any such
              application is submitted by the petitioner, the same shall be considered
              on its own merits at the time of pronouncement of final judgment, under
              Section 344 of Cr.P.C. The writ petition is disposed of.



                                                           [MEHROZ K. PATHAN]
                                                                JUDGE.
              grt/-

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