High Court of Gujarat

RAJENDRAKUMAR KANTILAL PATELversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: VIMAL K VYAS

Holding

The Court may allow the withdrawal of a criminal miscellaneous application and dispose of it as withdrawn without adjudicating the merits.

Summary

The applicant filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking to quash and set aside FIR/Order No. 19957 of 2025. Subsequently, the applicant's counsel requested permission to withdraw the application. The Hon'ble Court granted the request, disposing of the application as withdrawn and discharging the notice. The Court clarified that it did not examine the merits of the underlying quash petition. Consequently, any interim relief, if granted earlier, stands vacated.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may permit the withdrawal of a criminal miscellaneous application seeking quash of an FIR.

Subjects

withdrawal of criminal applicationquash FIRprocedural lawCriminal Procedure Codecourt discretion

Judgment

       R/CR.MA/19957/2025                                                             ORDER DATED: 19/01/2026




                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

        R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE
                      FIR/ORDER) NO. 19957 of 2025

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                               RAJENDRAKUMAR KANTILAL PATEL
                                           Versus
                                  STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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 Appearance:
 MR BHAVIK J PANDYA(5002) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
 MR MANISH J PATEL(2131) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
 MS N M ZAVERI(13091) for the Respondent(s) No. 2
 MS ASMITA PATEL, LD.ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the
 Respondent(s) No. 1
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    CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL K. VYAS

                                               Date : 19/01/2026

                                                  ORAL ORDER


           Learned advocate Mr.Manish Patel appearing for the applicant
 seeks permission to withdraw the present Criminal Misc. Application.


           Permission, as prayed for, is granted. The present Criminal Misc.
 Application stands disposed of as withdrawn. Notice stands discharged.
 Interim relief, if any, stands vacated forthwith. It is, therefore, clarified
 that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case.

                                                                                          (VIMAL K. VYAS, J)

 DIPTI PATEL


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: DIPTIBEN PIYUSH PATEL(HC00191), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 19/01/2026 17:55:28




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