Bombay High Court

SITARAM NARAYAN MAHANKALversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn
Bench: SANDESH D PATIL

Holding

The Court exercised its discretion and granted permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a fresh petition.

Summary

The petitioner, Sitaram Narayan Mahankal, filed a criminal writ petition seeking relief. The petitioner’s counsel, Adv. Vaishnavi Shelake, requested permission to withdraw the petition and to be allowed to file a fresh petition. The Court, after hearing the counsel, granted the permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a fresh one. Consequently, the petition was marked as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the case were adjudicated.

Issues considered

What is the Court's discretion to allow a petitioner to withdraw a criminal writ petition and to file a fresh petition?

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
criminal writ petition
fresh petition
court discretion

Judgment

                                                                                   35-WP-490-2021 (CR).doc




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

                                       CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 490 OF 2021

                      Sitaram Narayan Mahankal                          …...Petitioner
                            Vs.
                      The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                   …...Respondents

                                                          ...
                      Adv. Vaishnavi Shelake i/by Mr. Sachin H. Deokar for Petitioner.
                      Mr. P. P. Deokar, APP for the Respondent-State.
                                                          ...

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

                      1.          Advocate Vaishnavi Shelake, holding for Mr. Sachin Deokar,

                      seeks permission to withdraw the present Petition with liberty to file a

                      fresh Petition. Permission is granted as prayed for.

                      2.        The Petition stands disposed of as withdrawn.




                                                                         (SANDESH D. PATIL, J.)


TALLE
SHUBHAM
ASHOKRAO
Digitally signed by
TALLE SHUBHAM
ASHOKRAO
Date: 2026.06.22
19:18:04 +0530




                      Shubham                              1

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