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Waseem Ahmad Momin Abdul Lateef v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.

Bombay HC6 Jan 2026WP/6789/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Bombay High Court, Criminal Writ Petition No. 6789 of 2025, decided 16 January 2026 by Ashwin D. Bhobe, J. Petitioner Waseem Ahmed Momin Abdul Lateef sought quashing of FIR No. 114/2025 dated 19/05/2025 of Pawarwadi Police Station and consequential proceedings, invoking Article 226 and Section 528 BNSS 2023. After charge sheet was filed, petition withdrawn with liberty to apply for discharge before Trial Court; discharge application to be considered on own merits and per law. Keywords: FIR quashing, withdrawal of writ petition, discharge application, charge sheet filed, Pawarwadi Police Station, State of Maharashtra, Abhishek Mishra, Prasanna Malshe APP.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to file an application seeking discharge before the Trial Court at the appropriate stage. ¶27

Waseem Ahmad Momin Abdul Lateef vs State of Maharashtra and Anr. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Digitally signed by ARUNA ARUNA SANDEEP SANDEEP TALWALKAR TALWALKAR Date: 2026.01.21 20:19:13 +0530

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

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CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 6789 OF 2025

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Waseem Ahmed Momin Abdul Lateef. … Petitioner.

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V/s.

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The State of Maharashtra & Anr. … Respondents.

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Mr. Abhishek Mishra, Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. Prasanna Malshe, APP for Respondent/State.

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CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 16^th JANUARY, 2026.

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P.C. :

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1. By the present Petition filed under Article 226 and under

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Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Petitioner has sought for the following relief :

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“b) This Hon'ble Court be pleased to quash and set aside the FIR No. 114/2025 dated 19/05/2025 registered with Pawarwadi Police Station and all the proceedings arising therefrom against the petitioner.”

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Mr. Prasanna Malshe, learned APP for the State on

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instructions states that charge sheet has been filed in the present crime. Mr. Abhishek Mishra, learned Advocate for the Petitioner after having argued the matter for sometime sought pass over. At his request, matter was taken after sometime.

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Mr. Abhishek Mishra, learned Advocate for the Petitioner on instructions from the Petitioner submits that as charge sheet has been filed in the present crime, he on instructions from the Petitioner craves leave to withdraw the present Petition with liberty to file application seeking discharge before the Trial Court at the appropriate stage.

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Mr. Prasanna Malshe, learned APP for the state does not object to the request made by the learned Advocate for the Petitioner.

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In view of the above, leave granted to withdraw the present Petition with liberty as prayed for. If any such application is filed before the Trial Court, the same may be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law.

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