Bombay High Court

SHUBHANGI CHANDRKANT GUDEWARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Decided: 28 August 2026
Disposal: Allowed To be withdrawn

Holding

The Court allowed the petition to be withdrawn and disposed of the writ petition.

Summary

Petitioner Shubhangi Chandrkant Gudewar filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra and others. The petitioner’s counsel sought leave to withdraw the petition, citing the Supreme Court’s decision in Sujal Vishwas Attavar v. State of Maharashtra (2026 SCC OnLine SC 798). The Court considered whether the petition could be withdrawn in light of the higher court’s ruling. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. The Court granted leave to withdraw and disposed of the petition as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be allowed to be withdrawn after the Supreme Court’s decision in Sujal Vishwas Attavar v. State of Maharashtra

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
criminal appellate jurisdiction
Supreme Court precedent

Judgment

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                                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                           CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                             WRIT PETITION NO.3668 OF 2026

                      Shubhangi Chandrkant Gudewar                      … Petitioner

                               V/s.

                      State of Maharashtra & Ors.                       … Respondents



                      Mr. Shrikant Kompelli for the Petitioner.
                      Mr. Rohit P. Mahadik i/by Adv. P. Sharma for Respondent Nos.4 & 6.
                      Mr. Ganesh Sudhir Vaidya for Respondent Nos.6, 7 and 8.
                      Mr. J. B. Kadam, PSI, Nehru Nagar Police Station, Mumbai, present.


                                                       CORAM :   A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                                 KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                                          DATE : 28th August, 2026

                      P.C.:-

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

                      case of Sujal Vishwas Attavar vs. State of Maharashtra reported in 2026

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

                      seeks leave to withdraw Petition.

                      2)              Leave granted.

                      3)              Disposed off as withdrawn.



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

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