High Court of Gujarat

ANIL KESHNATH RAIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 40-WITHDRAWN @ FH
Bench: HASMUKH D SUTHAR

Holding

The revision application was withdrawn and disposed of without consideration of the merits, and the pending non‑bailable warrant was cancelled.

Summary

The applicant filed a criminal revision seeking to quash an order dated 16‑04‑2015 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Navsari, in Criminal Case No.222 of 2012 and to obtain discharge. During the hearing, counsel for the applicant informed the Court that the dispute had been amicably settled and requested permission to withdraw the revision. The Court granted the withdrawal, disposed of the application as withdrawn, and clarified that it had not examined the merits of the underlying case. Consequently, the non‑bailable warrant issued against the applicant on 05‑05‑2026 was cancelled. No substantive merits of the original criminal charge were addressed.

Issues considered

What is the procedure for withdrawing a criminal revision application before the High Court?
What is the effect of withdrawal on a non‑bailable warrant issued in the meantime?

Subjects

criminal revisionwithdrawal of applicationnon-bailable warrantsettlementHigh Court of Gujarat

Judgment

          R/CR.RA/507/2015                                                             ORDER DATED: 08/05/2026




                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

     R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (AGAINST ORDER PASSED BY
                 SUBORDINATE COURT) NO. 507 of 2015

  ==========================================================
                                           ANIL KESHNATH RAI
                                                  Versus
                                        STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
  ==========================================================
  Appearance:
  BAILABLE WARRANT SERVED for the Applicant(s) No. 1
  MR M M SAUDAGAR(11589) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
  DELETED for the Respondent(s) No. 2
  MR ROHAN RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
  ==========================================================
     CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                                                  Date : 08/05/2026
                                                       ORDER

             Present revision application is filed by the applicant with a
  prayer to quash and set aside order dated 16.4.2015 passed by
  learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Navsari, below Exh.9 in Criminal
  Case No.222 of 2012 and to discharge the applicant from the
  charges levelled against him.
             When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for
  the applicant states that the dispute is amicably settled between
  the parties and, therefore, under the instructions received from his
  client, he seeks permission to withdraw present application.
             Permission as prayed for is granted. Present application is
  disposed of as withdrawn. Rule is discharged. It is clarified that this
  Court has not gone into the merits of the case.
             In view of withdrawal of the matter, Non-bailable warrant
  issued against the applicant vide order dated 5.5.2026 is hereby
  cancelled.


                                                                                  (HASMUKH D. SUTHAR,J)
  R.S. MALEK


Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: RIYAZMIYA SABIRMIYA MALEK(HC00180), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 08/05/2026 16:19:13




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