Bombay High Court

ANIRUDDHA KRUSHNA ZALTE AND ANRversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn
Bench: SANDESH D PATIL

Holding

The court allowed the withdrawal of the writ petition and permitted the petitioners to file a fresh petition.

Summary

The petitioners filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking permission to withdraw the petition after a charge-sheet had been filed, and to file a fresh petition annexing the charge-sheet. The court considered the request and granted permission to withdraw the existing petition, allowing the petitioners to file a new petition. Consequently, the original petition was disposed of. No substantive issues of law or fact were adjudicated beyond the procedural request. The decision reflects the court's discretion to permit withdrawal of a petition and the filing of a fresh one.

Issues considered

Whether the court may permit withdrawal of a writ petition after a charge-sheet has been filed and allow filing of a fresh petition

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
criminal procedure
charge-sheet
high court

Judgment

                                                                                     40-WP-3980-2021 (CR).doc




                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                           CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                                         CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                             WRIT PETITION NO. 3980 OF 2021

                      Aniruddha Krushna Zalte & Ors.                       …...Petitioners
                           Vs.
                      The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                      …...Respondents
                                                         ...
                      Mr. Darshan Singh Rajpurohit i/by Mr. Ritesh Thobde for Petitioners.
                      Mr. P. P. Deokar, APP for Respondent-State.
                                                         ...

                                                                CORAM: SANDESH D. PATIL, J.
                                                                DATED: 22nd JUNE 2026.
                      P. C. :

                      1.          The learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioners, states that

                      the charge-sheet has been filed in the matter. He further seeks

                      permission to withdraw the present Petition, with liberty to file a fresh

                      Petition annexing the charge-sheet and making the necessary

                      corresponding averments.


                      2.        Permission is granted to withdraw the Petition, with liberty to file

                      a fresh Petition.


                      3.        The Petition is disposed of accordingly.
TALLE
SHUBHAM
ASHOKRAO
Digitally signed by
TALLE SHUBHAM
ASHOKRAO
Date: 2026.06.22
19:17:59 +0530
                                                                           (SANDESH D. PATIL, J.)

                      Shubham                               1

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