Manisha Chaudhary, Member of Legislative Assembly of Dahisar v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal permitted: Bombay High Court (Shree Chandrashekhar, CJ & Gautam A. Ankhad, J., 9-10-2025) dismisses as withdrawn eight Criminal Applications (Nos. 323, 274, 273, 272, 276, 421, 422, 424 of 2025) — petitioners Sunil Rane, Gopal Chinnaya Shetty, Manisha Chaudhary v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. — on counsel's request, with liberty to approach the appropriate Committee. Context: Government Resolution dt. 20-09-2022 scheme for withdrawal of Corona-period prohibitory-order charge sheets; clause III and the Supreme Court ruling in Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India & Anr., (2021) 20 SCC 599 (W.P.(C) No. 699/2016) require High Court leave/consent for withdrawal of prosecutions involving sitting or former MPs/MLAs. No substantive issue decided by this Court.
What did the court decide?
All eight Criminal Applications dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the applicants to approach the appropriate Committee.