30-WP-5285-25..DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5285 OF 2025 Rohit Dadu Gaikwad …Petitioner Versus Santosh Kanayalal Pathak and Anr. …Respondents Mr. Abhishek Matkar a/w Sanket Dorugade & Shruti More i/b Shirin Khan, for the Petitioner Ms. S.D Shinde, for Respondent-State. CORAM : MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. DATED : 13th October, 2026 PC:- 1. Heard Mr. Matkar, learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner and Ms. Shinde, learned APP appearing for the Respondent-State. 2. At the outset, Mr. Matkar, learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present Petition with liberty to raise the contentions raised herein at the appropriate stage of the trial. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is allowed to be withdrawn and disposed of as such with leave as aforesaid. [MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.] Page 1 Aftab S.