Bombay High Court

SHABIR S/O SHAMSHUDDIN SHAIKHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided: 22 September 2026
Disposal: Allowed To be withdrawn

Holding

A writ petition may be withdrawn unconditionally upon the petitioner's request, and the court may grant such withdrawal.

Summary

The petitioner, Shabir, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging an order of the State of Maharashtra. During the hearing, after the court expressed reluctance to grant relief, the petitioner's counsel requested an unconditional withdrawal of the petition. The court considered the request and, noting the petitioner’s clear intention, granted permission for the petition to be withdrawn. Consequently, the petition was allowed to be withdrawn unconditionally and the matter was disposed of. No substantive merits of the petition were examined as the withdrawal precluded further adjudication.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be withdrawn unconditionally at any stage of the proceedings upon the petitioner's request

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
high court
criminal appellate jurisdiction
procedural law

Judgment

                                                               1/1                      06-WP-4010-26.odt

                                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                               CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                                    WRIT PETITION NO.4010 OF 2026

                               Shabir S/o Shamshuddin Shaikh                      .... Petitioner
                                                versus
                               The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                    .... Respondents
                                                            …....

                               •     Mr. Rupesh A. Jaiswal, Advocate for Petitioner.
                               •     Ms. M. M. Deshmukh, APP for the State/Respondent.

                                                    CORAM     : SARANG V. KOTWAL &
                                                                RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ.
                                                    DATE      : 22nd SEPTEMBER, 2026

                               P.C. :


                               1.               After arguing for some time, when we expressed our

                                    disinclination to grant relief in this Petition, the learned counsel

                                    for the Petitioner prays for unconditional withdrawal of this

                                    Petition.


                               2.               Permission is granted. The Petition is allowed to be

                                    withdrawn unconditionally and is disposed of accordingly.


MANUSHREE
NESARIKAR


Digitally signed
by MANUSHREE
NESARIKAR                      (RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J.)               (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)
Date: 2026.09.23
12:07:23 +0530




                   Nesarikar

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