Swapnil Vishnu Akolkar v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Application No. 2288 of 2024; Rahul Vishnu Akolkar and Others v. The State of Maharashtra and another; with Criminal Application No. 2301 of 2024; Swapnil Vishnu Akolkar v. The State of Maharashtra and another; High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad; Rajnish R. Vyas, J.; decision date 25 MARCH 2026; application withdrawn on counsel's instructions; disposed of as withdrawn; expressly not heard on merits; liberty to raise grounds in defence before trial Court; counsel: R.K. Temkar h/f Gulab B. Rajale (applicants), S.N. Morampalle AGP (State), S.R. Sapkal (respondent no. 2), S.V. Akolkar (applicant, 2301/2024); no statutes or precedents cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Permission granted to withdraw Criminal Application No. 2288 of 2024, with liberty to raise all grounds in defence before the trial Court; the application was expressly recorded as not heard on merits and disposed of as withdrawn; consequently, Criminal Application No. 2301 of 2024 also stands disposed of.