Bombay High Court

RAKHI MIHIR BHANSALIversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Decided: 31 July 2026
Disposal: Allowed To be withdrawn
Bench: A S GADKARI KAMAL KHATA

Holding

The Court may grant leave to withdraw a writ petition upon the petitioner's request.

Summary

Petitioner Rakhi Mihir Bhansali filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the Union of India and others. The petitioner, through counsel, later requested unconditional withdrawal of the petition. The Court considered the request and, exercising its inherent powers, granted leave to withdraw the petition. No substantive merits of the petition were adjudicated. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may grant leave to withdraw a writ petition at the petitioner's request

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
writ petition
Bombay High Court
criminal appellate jurisdiction
court discretion

Judgment

                       DTG                                                       121-wp-968-2020.doc



                                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                             CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                               WRIT PETITION NO. 968 OF 2020

                       Rakhi Mihir Bhansali                                     … Petitioner
                                V/s.
                       Union Of India & Ors.                                    … Respondents
                                          _______________________________________

                       Mr. Pushpvijay Kanoji i/b Haresh Jagtiani & Associates for Petitioner.

                       Mr. J.P. Yagnik, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
                                         _______________________________________

                                                  CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                          KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                                  DATE  : 31st July 2026

                       P.C. :

                       1)              Learned counsel for Petitioner on instructions seeks leave to

                       withdraw Petition unconditionally.

                       1.1)            Leave granted.

                       2)              Disposed off as withdrawn.




                                       ( KAMAL KHATA, J. )                ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )

            Digitally signed
            by
DNYANESHWAR DNYANESHWAR
TULSHIRAM   TULSHIRAM
GHUMNAR     GHUMNAR
            Date: 2026.08.06
            19:32:59 +0530




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