Bombay High Court
SACHIN TUKARAM PATILversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition and disposed of it as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Sachin Tukaram Patil, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging a charge-sheet that had been filed and was under scrutiny before the Additional District Sessions Judge, Pune. The petitioner sought to withdraw the writ petition while preserving all of his substantive contentions for future litigation. The learned counsel for the State opposed the withdrawal, but the petitioner reiterated his desire to withdraw the petition. The Court, after hearing both sides, exercised its discretion to permit the withdrawal of the petition. Consequently, the petition was formally withdrawn and disposed of as such.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition challenging a charge-sheet may be withdrawn by the petitioner while retaining the underlying substantive contentions for future proceedings
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- charge-sheet
- High Court
Judgment
24.WP.3973.2025.doc
HARSHADA H. SAWANT
(P.A.)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.3973 OF 2025
Sachin Tukaram Patil .. Petitioner
Versus
The State of Maharashtra and Anr. .. Respondents
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Ms. Sneha G. Sanap, Advocates for Petitioner.
Mr. Sukanta A. Karmakar, APP for Respondent No.1 – State.
PSI – Mukesh Gaikwad, Nigdi Police Station, Pimpri – Chinchwad.
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CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J.
DATE : SEPTEMBER 01, 2026
P.C.:
1. Heard Ms. Sanap, learned Advocate for Petitioner and Mr.
Karmakar, learned APP for Respondent No.1 – State.
2. Since the charge-sheet has been filed and same has been
challenged before the Additional District Sessions Judge, Pune,
Petitioner desires to withdraw the present Petition by keeping all
contentions of Petitioner alive and as available to the Petitioner in
accordance with law.
3. Reserving the above liberty, Petition is allowed to be
withdrawn.
4. Petition is disposed of as withdrawn.
H. H. SAWANT [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ]
Digitally signed
by HARSHADA
HARSHADA HANUMANT
HANUMANT SAWANT
SAWANT Date:
2026.09.01
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