Navin Ramchandra Chandaliya v. State of Maharashtra
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Withdrawal of criminal application seeking quashing of chargesheet. Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, Criminal Application No.1031 of 2025, Navin Ramchandra Chandaliya v. State of Maharashtra, Ashwin D. Bhobe, J., 28 April 2026. Applicant sought to quash and set aside the chargesheet (Exhibit-B) against accused no.1 in RCC No.7102311/2021 pending before the 71st ACJM Bandra, Mumbai, arising out of FIR No.632/2017 of Santacruz police station for offences under Sections 294, 114, 34 and sections 2, 8(1)(2)(4) of the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels, Restaurants and Bar rooms and Protection of Dignity of Women (Working Therein) Act of 2016. Advocate Manas N Gawankar (with Adv. Sarnath D Sahoo) sought leave to withdraw with liberty to seek discharge before the trial court; Mrs. Rajeshree Newton, APP for the State, did not oppose. Leave granted with liberty as prayed for; any discharge application to be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law. Application disposed of. Keywords: quashing of chargesheet, withdrawal of application, discharge, FIR 632/2017, Santacruz police station, obscene dance prohibition Act.