909.3470.25-wp.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3470 OF 2025 Shrikant Harishchandra Hodawadekar .. Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents ... Mr. Sandeep Barve, Mr. Simmy Sebastian, Ms. Anushka Barve and Ms. Diksha Gaikwad i/b. B. K. Barve & Co., Advocates for the Petitioner Mr. K. V. Saste, Additional Public Prosecutor for the Respondent No.1-State CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. DATE : 8th JANUARY 2026 P.C. : After arguing for some time, Mr. Sandeep Barve, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to avail of statutory remedy as available to the petitioner under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. Writ Petition No.3470 of 2025 is dismissed with the aforesaid liberty granted in favour of the petitioner. [GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE] bgp Page | 1 BASAVRAJ GURAPPA PATIL Digitally signed by BASAVRAJ GURAPPA PATIL Date: 2026.01.09 11:08:42 +0530