Bombay High Court
PRASHANT SADHU SHETTYversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Disposal
- Allowed To be withdrawn
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to file an appropriate application before the trial court.
Summary
Petitioner Prashant Sadhu Shetty filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the appropriate remedy was to seek discharge of the case by filing an application before the trial court, and therefore requested permission to withdraw the writ petition. The Court accepted this statement and allowed the withdrawal. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn, granting the petitioner liberty to file the appropriate application in the trial court. No substantive merits of the underlying criminal matter were addressed.
Subjects
- withdrawal of petition
- criminal writ petition
- procedural remedy
Judgment
29-WP-707-2026 (CR).odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 707 OF 2026
Prashant Sadhu Shetty … Petitioner
VERSUS
State of Maharashtra and another … Respondents
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Adv. Saima Ansari (Through VC), Advocate for the Petitioner.
Mr. Pankaj P. Deokar, APP for Respondent No. 1-State.
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CORAM : ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.
DATE : SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
PER COURT :
1. Learned Advocate for the Petitioner, on instructions, submitted
that an alternate remedy of filing an application for discharge is available to
the Petitioner. Therefore, on instructions, she seeks leave to withdraw the
Petition with liberty to file an appropriate Application before the learned
Trial Court. Her statement is accepted.
2. In view of the statement, the Petition is dismissed as withdrawn
with liberty as prayed.
Digitally
signed by
TALLE
TALLE SHUBHAM
SHUBHAM ASHOKRAO
ASHOKRAO Date:
(ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.)
2026.09.10
18:35:29
+0530
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