Bombay High Court

BABAN BABURAO GUDGALversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The petition is withdrawn and the writ petition stands disposed as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioner Baban Baburao Gudgal filed Criminal Writ Petition No. 961 of 2026 in the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking protection of his landed property. The petitioner, through counsel Mr. Y.V. Kakde, later moved the Court to withdraw the petition, requesting liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings for property protection. The Court considered the request for withdrawal. In accordance with the petitioner's request, the Court disposed of the writ petition as withdrawn, granting liberty to file suitable proceedings. No substantive merits of the original claim were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal writ petition can be withdrawn at the petitioner's request with liberty to file alternative proceedings

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
criminal writ petition
property protection
high court procedure

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:40034-DB

                                                                            961.26WP

                                                1

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                        39 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 961 OF 2026

                                   BABAN BABURAO GUDGAL
                                             VERSUS
                          THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                                ...
                            Advocate for the petitioner : Mr.Y.V.Kakde
                           APP for Respondent-State : Mr.G.A.Kulkarni
                                                ...
                                      CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
                                                    VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ.

                                     DATE      :    31.08.2026
                 P.C. :


                 1]          The   learned   counsel   for   the   petitioner,   on

                 instructions, seeks withdrawal of the present petition, with

                 liberty to file appropriate proceedings for protection of the

                 landed property of the petitioner.

                 2]          In view of the same, the Criminal Writ Petition

                 stands disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty as aforesaid.




                 [VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV]              [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE]
                         JUDGE                             JUDGE

                 DDC

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