Bombay High Court

AMIT RAMDAS SAWANTversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided: 25 August 2026
Disposal: Allowed To be withdrawn

Holding

The Court held that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition.

Summary

A writ petition (No. 367 of 2026) was filed by Amit Ramdas Sawant before the Bombay High Court challenging certain actions of the State of Maharashtra. After the Supreme Court delivered its decision in Sujal Vishwas Attavar & Anr. vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. (2026 SCC OnLine SC 798), the petitioner sought leave to withdraw the petition. The petitioner's counsel, comprising Mr. Viral Rathod, Mr. U.K. Tripathi, Mr. Akhilesh Angane and Mr. Vishwatej Jadhav, filed the application for withdrawal. The Court examined whether the petitioner could be permitted to withdraw the pending writ petition. The Court granted leave to withdraw and ordered the petition to be disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw the writ petition after the Supreme Court's decision in the related case

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
writ petition
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.367 OF 2026

                              Amit Ramdas Sawant                                … Petitioner

                                       V/s.

                              State of Maharashtra & Ors.                       … Respondents




                              Mr. Viral Rathod a/w Mr. U.K. Tripathi, Mr. Akhilesh Angane i/by Mr.
                              Vishwatej Jadhav for the Petitioner.
                              Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre, APP, for the Respondent-State.


                                                               CORAM :     A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                                           KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                                                  DATE :   25th August, 2026

                              P.C.:-

                              1)              In view of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of

                              Sujal Vishwas Attavar & Anr. vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. reported

                              in 2026 SCC OnLine SC 798, the 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.)


SANDHYA by
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           SANDHYA
        BHAGU
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BHAGU   WADHWA
WADHWA Date: 2026.08.29
        09:52:25 +0530

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