Akash Gorakshnath Chavan v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench (Division Bench: Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ.), Criminal Writ Petition No. 1320 of 2025, decided 06.01.2026. Petitioner Akash Gorakshnath Chavan sought disposal via withdrawal of his criminal writ petition; the State of Maharashtra was represented by APP S.P. Sonpawale and the petitioner by advocate Katariya Kartik Kiran. The petition stood disposed of with liberty to re-file as a Civil Writ Petition on identical grounds.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to withdraw the Criminal Writ Petition and to file a Civil Writ Petition based on the same grounds. ¶13